Ala I Claudia Nova Miscellanea

The Ala I Claudia Nova Miscellanea ( German 1st Claudian Ala the new the mixed ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions. In the diplomas from 74 to 126 she is referred to as either Ala Claudia Nova or Ala I Claudia Nova , with the exception of the diploma of 110 where she is referred to as Ala I Claudia ; in the inscriptions she is mostly referred to as Ala Claudia Nova .

Name components

Claudia : the Claudian. The honorary title refers to Claudius (41–54).

Nova : the new one.

Miscellanea : the mixed. The Ala took in members of other units at an unspecified time. The addition occurs in the military diplomas from 133 to 161 and the inscription ( CIL 11, 6337 ).

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 Dalmatia , Germania , Moesia , Moesia superior and Dacia . It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 74-161.

The unit was probably set up under Claudius and was initially stationed in Dalmatia . It was probably moved to the province of Germania in connection with the Batavian uprising around 69 . The first evidence in Germania is based on a diploma dated 74. In the diploma, the Ala is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Germania ) that were stationed in the province. Another diploma, dated 76, proves unity in the same province.

The diploma of 82 is issued for the units stationed in Germania . In addition, it also lists units that were seconded to the province of Moesia at that time ; among them was Ala Claudia Nova .

The first evidence in the province of Moesia superior is based on a diploma dated 93. In the diploma, the Ala is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Moesia ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 94 to 161, prove unity in the same province.

The 110 diploma indicates that the unit was in the province of Dacia at the time.

The last evidence of the Ala is based on the inscription ( CIL 11, 6337 ) which is dated to 231/270.

Locations

Locations of the Ala in Dacia may have been:

Slaveni : Bricks with the stamp A CL were found here ( AE 1966, 317 ).

Members of the Ala

The following members of the Ala are known:

Commanders

C (aius) Hostilius Flavianus: he is named on the diploma of 133 as the commander of the Ala.
M (arcus) Gavius Bassus, a prefect ( AE 1972, 573 ). He was also prefect of the Cohors VI Brittonum .

Tiberius Claudius Zeno Ulpianus , a prefect ( CIL 11, 6337 ). He was also Prefect of the Cohors I Asturum and Tribune of the Cohors I Flavia Brittonum .

Others

Andes, a rider ( CIL 3, 7023 )
C (aius) Cornelius Gallicanus, a horseman ( CIL 8, 15392 )
C (aius) Iul (ius) Verecundus, a veteran and former Decurio ( CIL 3, 14216.07 )
C (aius) S (tatius) Lupus, a Decurio ( CIL 3, 8395 )
Celatus, a Sesquiplicarius ( CIL 3, 9816 )
[L] icinus, a Decurio ( CIL 3, 9796 )
L (ucius) Cornelius Saturninus, a veteran ( CIL 8, 15392 )
L (ucius) Sempronius Alti [na], a Decurio ( CIL 3, 13635 )
M (arcus) Elvadius Macer, a horseman ( CIL 3, 9727 )

Surus, a horseman ( CIL 3, 9816 )
Ti (berius) Claudius Priscus, a veteran ( ILJ 1963 )
[Ti (berius) C] laud (ius) Sabi [nin] us, a Decurio ( ILJ 756 )
T (itus) Flavius Sabinus, a Decurio ( CIL 3, 10033 )
Ulp [ius M] ettius, a veteran and former Decurio ( CIL 3, 7871 )
Vannus, a soldier: the diploma of 133 was issued to him.
Vercaius, a horseman ( CIL 3, 9796 )
Virdomarus, a Missicius ( CIL 3, 2065 )

Remarks

↑ ^a ^b Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu assign the military diploma of 110 to the Ala I Claudia Nova Miscellanea , while John Spaul assigns it to the Ala I Claudia Gallorum Capitoniana .
↑ Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu assign the brick stamp A CL to the Ala I Claudia Gallorum Capitoniana , while John Spaul assigns it to the Ala I Claudia Nova Miscellanea .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d 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. 89-91.

^ Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004, pp. 159, 164, 169 tables 3, 8, 11 ( PDF pp. 161, 166, 171 ).

↑ Military diplomas of the years 74 ( CIL 16, 20 ), 76 ( RMM 2 ), 82 ( CIL 16, 28 ), 93 ( CIL 16, 39 ), 94 ( RMD 5, 335 ), 100 ( AE 2008, 1731 , CIL 16, 46 ), 110 ( CIL 16, 163 ), 126 ( ZPE-194-231 ), 133 ( RMD 4, 247 ), 135 ( ZPE-203-227 ), 137 ( ZPE-194-236 ), 151 ( RMM 31 ), 152/161 ( ZPE-192-234 ), 157 ( AE 2008, 1718 , AE 2008, 1744 , AE 2008, 1747 , RMD 5, 418 , RMM 37 , ZPE-165-237 ), 159 ( CIL 16, 111 ), 160 ( RMM 40 , ZPE-192-233 ) and 161 ( RMD 1, 55 ).

↑ ^a ^b ^c Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu: Alae et Cohortes Daciae et Moesiae. A review and update of J. Spaul's Ala and Cohors In: Acta Musei Napocensis 39-40 / I Cluj-Napoca, 2002-2003 (2004), pp. 259-296, here p. 264 ( online ).

[GE-1] Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu assign the military diploma of 110 to the Ala I Claudia Nova Miscellanea , while John Spaul assigns it to the Ala I Claudia Gallorum Capitoniana .

[ST-6] Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu assign the brick stamp A CL to the Ala I Claudia Gallorum Capitoniana , while John Spaul assigns it to the Ala I Claudia Nova Miscellanea .

[jsp-2] A ^b ^c ^d 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. 89-91.

[js-3] Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004, pp. 159, 164, 169 tables 3, 8, 11 ( PDF pp. 161, 166, 171 ).