As will be seen from the accompanying table of the census, the mass of citizens whose property fell below that of the lowest class was not wholly unprovided for. They were organised, according to Livy, into six, according to Dionysius into five, centuries. Some of these were composed of professional persons, whose services were indispensable to an army, and who were, perhaps, members of the trade guilds (collegia) which are said to have existed in the regal period.[1] Such were the carpenters (fabri) who formed two centuries, and the horn-blowers and trumpeters (cornicines and tibicines) who formed one each.
THE SERVIAN CLASSIFICATION
The Cavalry
18 centuries, with no fixed property qualification.
The Infantry
1st Classis—100,000 asses (Livy and Dionysius),[2] 120,000 asses (Pliny and Festus).[3]
Seniores, 40 cent. } 80
Juniores, 40 cent. }
2nd Classis—75,000 asses (Liv. and Dionys.).
Seniores, 10 cent. } 20
Juniores, 10 cent. }
3rd Classis—50,000 asses (Liv. and Dionys.).
Seniores, 10 cent. } 20
Juniores, 10 cent. }
4th Classis—25,000 asses.
Seniores, 10 cent. } 20
Juniores, 10 cent. }
5th Classis—11,000 asses (Liv.), 12,500 (Dionys. 12-1/2 minae).
Seniores, 15 cent. } 30
Juniores, 15 cent. }
Fabri—2 cent. (voting with 1st class, Liv.; }
with 2nd class, Dionys.) } 6 cent. (Liv.).
Accensi, cornicines, tibicines, 3 cent. (Liv.), 2 }
cent. (Dionys.) (voting with 4th class, Dionys.). } 5 cent. (Dionys.).
Capite censi, 1 cent. }
Total, 193 centuries (Dionys.), 194 (Liv.).
- [Footnote: the value of money had altered, expressed in terms of the centum milia aeris of
libral asses. That it was so interpreted is shown by the fact that the centum milia aeris of the Voconian law (Gaius ii. 274) became centum milia sestertium (Schol. to Cic. Verr. ii. 1, 41, 104, p. 188 Orell.), i.e. 25,000 denarii (Dio Cass. lvi. 10).]and [Greek: chalkeis] amongst the collegia (Momms. Staatsr. iii. p. 287 n. 1).]
