the equestrian order
111David Kagan — The Most Reverend  David D. Kagan Bishop of Bismarck Province Saint Paul and Minneapolis Diocese Bismarck Appointed Octo …
112Octavii — The Octavii were a Roman gens, most famous for producing Gaius Octavius and his son Augustus (himself originally named Gaius Octavius, later Gaius Octavius Thurinus). Suetonius writes of them (Life of Augustus, 1 4): There are many indications… …
113Ambrose Griffiths — The Right Reverend  Ambrose Griffiths, O.S.B. Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle Province Liverpool Diocese Hexham and …
114Máté Hidvégi — The native form of this personal name is Hidvégi Máté. This article uses the Western name order. Mate Hidvegi Mate Hidvegi …
115Asia (Roman province) — The Roman province of Asia, also called Phrygia, was an administrative unit added to the late Republic. It was a Senatorial province governed by a proconsul. The arrangement was unchanged in the reorganization of the Roman Empire in… …
116Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience — The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience is a manifesto issued by Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christian leaders[1] to affirm support of the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty .[2] It was drafted …
117Praefectus annonae — The Praefectus annonae ( Praefect of the Provisions ) was a Roman imperial official charged with the supervision of the grain supply to the city of Rome. Under the republic, the job was usually done by an aedile. However, in emergencies, or in… …
118Cilnia (gens) — The gens Cilnia was an Etruscan family during the time of the Roman Republic. The gens is best known from Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, a trusted friend and advisor of Augustus, who was famous for his immense wealth and patronage of the arts.[1]… …
119Prefect — The title of the governor of Egypt during the Roman Period. The official was directly appointed by the Roman emperor from the equestrian order, namely the nonsenatorial official class. As Egypt supplied most of Rome’s grain, it was essential… …
120CATULLUS, CAIUS VALERIUS — the great Latin lyric poet, born at Verona, a man of wealth and good standing, being, it would seem, of the equestrian order; associated with the best wits in Rome; fell in love with Clodia, a patrician lady, who was the inspiration, both in… …
