Ala I Noricorum
The Ala I Noricorum [civium Romanorum] ( German 1. Ala of the Noriker [of the Roman citizens] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.
Name components
- Noricorum : the Noriker . The soldiers of the Ala were recruited from the Celtic people of the Noricans on the territory of the Roman province of Noricum when the unit was established .
- civium Romanorum : the Roman citizen. The soldiers of the unit had been granted Roman citizenship at one point in time. However, this did not apply to soldiers who were accepted into the unit after this point in time. They received Roman citizenship only with their honorable farewell ( Honesta missio ) after 25 years of service. The addition occurs in the military diplomas from 101 to 127.
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 set up in the early imperial era. From the middle of the 1st century AD she was stationed in the province of Germania , where she had her camp in Mogontiacum .
A military diploma proves unity in Germania for the first time in the year 78. In the diploma, the Ala is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Germania ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, which are dated from 98 to 160/167, prove the unit in the province of Germania inferior .
The unit was probably not in the province around 89. Domitian (81–96) had given the Roman armed forces in Germania inferior who remained loyal to him after the suppression of the uprising of Lucius Antonius Saturninus the honorary designation pia fidelis Domitiana ; but this addition is missing from the unit.
The Ala was probably moved together with the Legio I Minervia and other auxiliary units to the east to take part in the Parthian War of Lucius Verus (161-166). Since there is no further evidence of its existence after that, it is likely that it will not return from this campaign.
Locations
Locations of the Ala in Germania were possibly:
- Burginatium ( Kalkar ): The tombstones of Caius Iulius Primus and Lucius Carantius Senecio as well as the inscription of Iulius Quintus were found here.
- Durnomagus ( Dormagen ): The inscriptions of Caius Amandinius Verus and Suran [] is Didil [] were found here.
- Mogontiacum ( Mainz ): The inscriptions ( CIL 13, 7029 , CIL 13, 7030 ) were found here.
Members of the Ala
The following members of the Ala are known:
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See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Jost Auler : Dormagens rider for Rome. On the history of the Ala I Noricorum civium Romanorum. In: The Lower Rhine. Journal for home care and hiking 3, 2015, pp. 91–95 ( online ).
- ^ 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. 165-166.
- ^ 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. 158 Table 2 ( PDF p. 160 ).
- ↑ Military diplomas of the years 78 ( CIL 16, 23 ), 98 ( RMD 4, 216 ), 101 ( RMM 9 ), 127 ( RMD 4, 239 ), 150 ( ZPE-206-207 ), 152 ( RMM 35 , ZPE- 148-262 ), 158 ( RMD 1, 52 ) and 160/167 ( RMD 2, 120 ).
- ^ 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 p. 248 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Jan Kees Haalebos: Traian and the auxiliary troops on the Lower Rhine A military diploma of the year 98 AD from Elst in the Over-Betuwe (Netherlands) In: Saalberg Jahrbuch, 2000/50, pp. 31-72 , here p. 42 ( Online ).