Ala Agrippiana Miniata

The Ala Agrippiana Miniata ( German Ala des Agrippa Miniata ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

Agrippiana : of Agrippa's. One of the unit's first commanders was believed to be Lucius Nasidienus Agrippa , after whom the Ala was named. He was also the tribune of the Legio XIIII Gemina ( CIL 13, 8270 ).

Miniata : the red-colored or red-clad. The addition appears in the diploma ( CIL 16, 69 ).

Since there is no reference to the addition of milliaria (1000 men) to the name , the unit was an Ala quingenaria . The nominal strength of the Ala was 480 men, consisting of 16 towers with 30 riders each.

history

The Ala was probably erected in Gaul during the reigns of Augustus or Tiberius . She was stationed in the provinces of Germania and Britannia (in that order). The first evidence of unity in Britannia is based on diplomas dated 122. The diplomas list the Ala as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Britannia ) that were stationed in the province.

Locations

Locations of the Ala are not known.

Members of the Ala

The following members of the Ala are known:

[D (ecimus)] Decmanius Caper, a sub-prefect ( CIL 12, 2231 )
Partus, a horseman ( CIL 13, 6235 )

Another ala with the name Ala Agrippiana

There were two other alae with this designation:

the Ala I Flavia Agrippiana . She is documented by military diplomas from 129 to 153 and was stationed in the province of Syria .
the Ala II Flavia Agrippiana . It is evidenced by an inscription.

Remarks

↑ The scenario given here follows the explanations of Edward Dabrowa . It assumes three different units called Ala Agrippiana : the Ala Agrippiana Miniata , which was stationed in the provinces of Germania and Britannia , and the Ala I Flavia Agrippiana and the Ala II Flavia Agrippiana , both of which were stationed in the east of the Roman Empire. John Spaul does not rule out the existence of various units, but considers this to be unlikely on the basis of the limited evidence.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c John EH Spaul: Ala² The Auxiliary Cavalry Units of the Pre-Diocletianic Imperial Roman Army. Nectoreca Press, Andover 1994, ISBN 0-9525062-0-3 , pp. 24-26.
^ Edward Dabrowa: Ala Flavia Agrippiana et Ala II Flavia Agrippiana In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) Volume 59 (1985), pp. 227-233, here pp. 227-228 ( online ).
^ Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004, p. 157 Table 1 ( PDF p. 159 ).
↑ Military diplomas of the year 122 ( AE 2008, 800 , CIL 16, 69 , RMD 5, 360 ).

[GE-3] The scenario given here follows the explanations of Edward Dabrowa . It assumes three different units called Ala Agrippiana : the Ala Agrippiana Miniata , which was stationed in the provinces of Germania and Britannia , and the Ala I Flavia Agrippiana and the Ala II Flavia Agrippiana , both of which were stationed in the east of the Roman Empire. John Spaul does not rule out the existence of various units, but considers this to be unlikely on the basis of the limited evidence.

[jsp-1] A ^b ^c John EH Spaul: Ala² The Auxiliary Cavalry Units of the Pre-Diocletianic Imperial Roman Army. Nectoreca Press, Andover 1994, ISBN 0-9525062-0-3 , pp. 24-26.

[ed-2] Edward Dabrowa: Ala Flavia Agrippiana et Ala II Flavia Agrippiana In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) Volume 59 (1985), pp. 227-233, here pp. 227-228 ( online ).

[js-4] Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004, p. 157 Table 1 ( PDF p. 159 ).

[MD-5] Military diplomas of the year 122 ( AE 2008, 800 , CIL 16, 69 , RMD 5, 360 ).