Hippeis
Sign in to saveright|thumb|300px|A Laconian black-figured cup by [[Rider Painter featuring a member of the hippeus.]] Hippeis (, singular ἱππεύς, hippeus) is a Greek term for cavalry. In ancient Athenian society, after the political reforms of Solon, the hippeus was the second highest of the four social classes. It was composed of men who had at least 300 medimnoi or their equivalent as yearly income. According to the Timocratic Constitution, the average citizen had a yearly income of less than 200 medimnoi. This gave the men who made 300 medimnoi the ability to purchase and maintain a war horse during their
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Hippeis (em grego clássico: ἱππεῖς; plural ἱππεύς, hippeus) é um termo para cavalaria grega. Na sociedade ateniense, o hippeus foi o segundo mais alto degrau de quatro classes sociais. Era composto por homens com habilidade para manter um cavalo de guerra durante o . Em Esparta, os hippeus foram uma guarda real de honra. Consistiu em 300 jovens espartanos com idade inferior aos trinta anos.
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