Cohors XXX Voluntariorum
The Cohors XXX Voluntariorum [civium Romanorum] ( German 30th cohort of volunteers [of the Roman citizens] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by inscriptions and brick stamps.
Name components
- Voluntariorum : the volunteer.
- civium Romanorum : the Roman citizen. The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from Roman citizens when the unit was established. The unit was probably excavated under Augustus together with other cohorts; the formation of the units probably took place during the Pannonian uprising and after the defeat of the Varus . A total of up to 44 (or 48) cohorts of Roman citizens may have been formed, of which only 18 are recorded.
Since there are no references to the additions milliaria (1000 men) and equitata (partially mounted), it can be assumed that it is a Cohors (quingenaria) peditata , a pure infantry cohort. The nominal strength of the unit was 480 men, consisting of 6 Centuries with 80 men each.
history
The cohort was stationed in the provinces of Germania superior and Pannonia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD .
Locations
Locations of the cohort in Germania were possibly:
Locations of the cohort in Pannonia were possibly:
- Devín : bricks with the stamp COH XXX VOL ( AE 1944, 72 , AE 1987, 00821b ) were found here.
Members of the cohort
A commander of the cohort, C (aius) Iul (ius) Pudens , a tribune , is known by the inscription ( CIL 3, 6758 ).
See also
Remarks
- ↑ The name component civium Romanorum does not appear in the cohort either in the inscriptions or in the brick stamps . Since John Spaul lists the cohort among the citizen cohorts and uses this addition in their designation, he was included here.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c John Spaul: Cohors² The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the Imperial Roman Army , British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), ISBN 978-1841710464 , pp. 19-20, 46