Ala I Gallorum Flaviana

The Ala I Gallorum Flaviana ( German  1st Ala of the Gauls of Flavus or Flavius ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions. In one inscription it is referred to as Ala Flaviana , in another as Ala Flaviana Gallorum .

Name components

• Gallorum : the Gaul . The soldiers of the Ala were recruited from the various tribes of the Gauls when the unit was formed.

• Flaviana : of Flavus or Flavius. The Gauls' cavalry units were often named after one of their first commanders. Historians name either Flavus , the younger brother of Arminius, or Titus Flavius ​​Petro , Vespasian's grandfather , as namesake .

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 stationed in the provinces of Moesia inferior and Moesia superior (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 92-161.

The unit was probably set up under Augustus in the province of Gallia Lugdunensis . It may have been stationed on the Rhine before being transferred to Moesia . The first evidence in the province of Moesia inferior is based on a diploma dated 92. In the diploma, the Ala is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Moesia ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated 97 to 121, prove unity in the same province. The Ala probably took part in Trajan's two Dacian Wars .

Between 121 and 126 the Ala was moved to Moesia superior , where it is first documented by a diploma dated 126. Other diplomas, dated from 133 to 161, prove the Ala in the same province.

Locations

Locations of the Ala are not known. A brick with the stamp AL GAL FL was found in Carsium ( Hârșova ).

Members of the Ala

The following members of the Ala are known:

Commanders

[] July [], a prefect ( CIL 8, 21037 ). He was also prefect of the Cohors III Ulpia Paphlagonum . Gaius Junius Avitus : he is named on the diploma of 129 as a commander. Gaius Valerius Glitianus : he is named on the diploma of 135 as a commander. L (ucius) Valerius Priscus, a prefect ( CIL 5, 2841 )

M (arcus) Arruntius []: he is named on a diploma from 107 ( Chiron-2009-519 ) as a commander. Publius Helvius Pertinax , a prefect ( CIL 3, 3232 ). Ti (berius) Claudiu [s]: he is named on the diploma of 144/146 as a commander.

Others

Calicletus, a soldier: the diploma of 129 was issued to him. Derzonis, a soldier: the diploma of 135 was issued to him.

Iulius Vanno, a Missicius Zicodaisa, a soldier: a diploma of 107 ( Chiron-2009-519 ) was issued to him.

See also

• List of Roman auxiliary units
• Roman forces in Moesia

literature

• Florian Matei-Popescu, Ovidiu Țentea: Auxilia Moesiae Superioris , Mega Publishing House 2018, ISBN 978-606-020-063-5 ( online )
• John EH Spaul : Ala². The Auxiliary Cavalry Units of the Pre-Diocletianic Imperial Roman Army. Nectoreca Press, Andover 1994, ISBN 0-9525062-0-3 .

Remarks

1. ↑ According to John Spaul, the future emperor was either prefect of the Ala I Gallorum Flaviana or the Ala I Claudia Nova Miscellanea .
2. ↑ John Spaul assigns Vanno to the Ala I Gallorum Flaviana , Florian Matei-Popescu, Ovidiu Țentea on the other hand to an Ala Flavia .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Inscription ( CIL 5, 2841 )
2. ↑ Inscription ( CIL 8, 21037 )
3. ^ ^{A b c} John EH Spaul , Ala², pp. 115-116.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Florian Matei-Popescu, Ovidiu Țentea, Auxilia, pp. 21-23, 89, 128-131.
5. ^ 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. 164, 166 tables 8, 9 ( PDF ).
6. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 92 ( ZPE-148-269 ), 97 ( RMD 5, 338 ), 99 ( CIL 16, 44 , RMD 4, 217 ), 105 ( CIL 16, 50 ), 107 ( Chiron-2009-514 , Chiron-2009-519 ), 121 ( RMD 5, 350 ), 126 ( ZPE-192-227 ), 129 ( ZPE-207-224 ), 133 ( RMD 4, 247 ), 135 ( ZPE-203-227 ), 137 ( ZPE-194-236 ), 140? ( Chiron-2009-572 ), 144/146 ( RMD 5, 402 ), 145/154 ( Chiron-2008-371 ), 151 ( RMM 31 ), 152 ( ZPE-208-229 ), 157 ( Chiron-2008- 380 , Chiron-2008-381 , Chiron-2008-383 , RMM 37 , ZPE-165-237 ), 158/159 ( RMD 5, 419 ), 159 ( CIL 16, 111 ), 160 ( ZPE-192-233 ) and 161 ( RMD 1, 55 ).
7. ↑ tile Carsium ( AE 1992, 1496 ).
8. ↑ Werner Eck , Andreas Pangerl: Tullius Varro as Stadthalter in Moesia superior in a constitution of the year 135 In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Volume 203 (2017), pp. 227-234, here p. 233 ( online ).
9. ^ Werner Eck, Andreas Pangerl: Moesia and his troops II: New diplomas for Moesia, Moesia inferior, and Moesia superior In: Chiron , Volume 39 (2009), p. 505-589, here p. 521 ( online ).