This whole class was rated at eleven thousand asses.

Property lower than this comprehended all the rest of the citizens, and of them one century was made up which was exempted from serving in war.

Having thus divided and armed the infantry, he levied twelve centuries of knights from among the chief men of the state.

Likewise out of the three centuries, appointed by Romulus, he formed other six under the same names which they had received at their first institution.

Ten thousand asses were given them out of the public revenue, for the buying of horses, and widows were assigned them, who were to pay two thousand asses yearly for the support of the horses.