Ala II Thracum Augusta

The Ala II Thracum Augusta [pia fidelis] ( German 2. Ala of the Thracians the Augustan [loyal and loyal] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by a military diploma and inscriptions.

Name components

Augusta : the Augustan tables. The honorary title refers to Augustus .

Thracum : the Thracian . The soldiers of the Ala were recruited from the Thracian people on the territory of the Roman province of Thrace when the unit was established .

pia fidelis : loyal and loyal. The addition appears in the military diploma of 107 and the inscription ( CIL 6, 1625 ).

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 Hispania and Mauretania Caesariensis (in that order). It is listed on a military diploma for the year 107 AD.

The Ala was probably set up under Augustus and was stationed in Hispania in the early 1st century AD . At an unspecified point in time, the unit was relocated to Mauretania Caesariensis ; possibly she took part in the conquest of the kingdom of Mauritania as early as 40 . It is verified for the first time in 107 by a diploma. In the diploma, the Ala is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Mauretania ) that were stationed in the province.

It is possible that Ala was relocated to Germania for some time in 88 .

The last evidence of the Ala is based on the inscription ( CIL 8, 21035 ) which is dated to 262.

Locations

Locations of the Ala in Mauretania may have been:

Caesarea (Cherchell): Numerous inscriptions have been found here.
Rapidum

Members of the Ala

The following members of the Ala are known:

Commanders

P (ublius) Aelius Marcianus, a prefect ( CIL 8, 9358 ); he was also the Praepositus of the Numerus Illyricorum and the Ala Gemina Sebastena and tribune of the Cohors Aelia Expedita .

Marcus Petronius Honoratus , a prefect ( CIL 6, 1625 ); he was also prefect of the Cohors I Raetorum .

Others

Aemilius Pompeianus, a Decurio and Praepositus ( AE 1929, 135 )
Atticus, a Decurio ( CIL 8, 21026 )
Bocchus, a horseman ( AE 1975, 945 )
C (aius) Caesius Marcellus, a veteran and former Decurio ( CIL 8, 9358 )
Claudius Gemellus, a horseman ( CIL 8, 21026 )
Cl (audius) Quintilosius, a Decurio ( AE 1960, 245 )
Cornelius Primus, a Decurio ( CIL 8, 9370 )
Iulius Exoratus, a horseman ( CIL 8, 9380 )
Iul (ius) Germanus, a Decurio ( AE 1932, 31 , CIL 8, 10949 ); he was also the Praepositus of the Cohors II Sardorum .
Iul (ius) Valerius, a veteran and former beneficiarius ( CIL 8, 9380 )
Laurus, a rider ( CIL 8, 21030 )
L (ucius) Licinius Licinia [nus], a rider ( CIL 8, 9203 )
L (ucius) Porcius Porcianus, a Signifer ( AE 1936 31 )
M (arcus) Cassius Calpurnianus, a horseman ( AE 1933, 61 )

M (arcus) Sulpic [i] us Camalus, a horseman ( CIL 2, 812 )
M (arcus) Ulpius Crescens, a veteran and former signer ( CIL 8, 9615 )
[Pro] pinquus, a Decurio ( CIL 8, 9390 )
P (ublius) Ael (ius) Primianus, a former Decurio ( CIL 8, 9045 )
P (ublius) Herennius M [asc] ulus, a Decurio ( CIL 8, 9238 )
P (ublius) Perellius Maxi [mus], a Decurio ( AE 2008, 666 )
Q (uintus) Granius Felix, a former Decurio ( CIL 8, 21035 )
Silvanus, a horseman ( AE 1975, 945 )
Sulpicius, a Decurio ( CIL 8, 21030 )
[Ti (berius) Claudi] us Congonetia [cus], a horseman ( CIL 8, 21024 )
Tu [], a Decurio ( CIL 8, 21046 )
Ulp (ius) Castus, a Decurio ( CIL 8, 20827 )
Val (erius) [Fi] rmus, a horseman ( AE 1951, 41 )
Vegetus, a rider ( AE 1975, 945 )

Remarks

↑ Paul Holder suggested that the unit in 88 to Germania was moved and there the award pia fidelis got when Domitian (81-96) to him remained faithful Roman forces in Germania inferior after the suppression of the rebellion of Lucius Antonius Saturninus the honorary title pia fidelis Domitiana awarded.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b 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. 231-233.
^ 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. 175 Table 17 ( PDF p. 177 ).
^ Military diploma of the year 107 ( CIL 16, 56 ).
^ Paul A. Holder: Exercitus Pius Fidelis: The Army of Germania Inferior in AD 89 In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik . Volume 128 (1999), pp. 237-250, here pp. 237, 247-248 ( PDF ).
↑ Géza Alföldy : A procurator from Carteia , pp. 165–175 here pp. 167–168 ( PDF ).

[GE-5] Paul Holder suggested that the unit in 88 to Germania was moved and there the award pia fidelis got when Domitian (81-96) to him remained faithful Roman forces in Germania inferior after the suppression of the rebellion of Lucius Antonius Saturninus the honorary title pia fidelis Domitiana awarded.

[jsp-1] A ^b 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. 231-233.

[js-2] 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. 175 Table 17 ( PDF p. 177 ).

[MD-3] Military diploma of the year 107 ( CIL 16, 56 ).

[pah-4] Paul A. Holder: Exercitus Pius Fidelis: The Army of Germania Inferior in AD 89 In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik . Volume 128 (1999), pp. 237-250, here pp. 237, 247-248 ( PDF ).

[ga-6] Géza Alföldy : A procurator from Carteia , pp. 165–175 here pp. 167–168 ( PDF ).