Ala I Pannoniorum (Africa)
The Ala I Pannoniorum [Gordiana] [Severiana] ( German 1. Ala of the Pannonians [the Gordian] [the Severian] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by a military diploma and inscriptions.
Name components
- Pannoniorum : the Pannonian . The soldiers of the Ala were recruited from the various tribes of the Pannonians in the area of the Roman province of Pannonia when the unit was established .
- Gordiana : the Gordian. A title of honor that refers to Gordian III. (238-244) refers. The addition appears in the inscription ( AE 1950, 62 ).
- Severiana : the Severian. The addition appears in the inscription ( Libyca-1955-155 ).
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 believed to have been erected during the reign of Augustus . It was probably moved to the province of Africa immediately after it was set up to support the Legio III Augusta . In addition to inscriptions, the unit in the province of Africa is also evidenced by a military diploma dated to 127 AD. In the diploma, the Ala is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Africa ) that were stationed in the province.
The last evidence of the Ala is based on the inscription ( AE 1980, 960 ), which is dated to 282/284.
Locations
Locations of the Ala in Africa may have been:
- Ammaedara ( Haïdra ): The inscription of Marcus Licinius Fidelis was found here.
- Castellum Dimmidi (Messad): The inscriptions of Flavius Super were found here.
- Castellum Phuensium (Ain Phua): The tombstones of Boutius , Dasius , Iora and Tiberius Claudius Cilius were found here.
- Cirta ( Constantine )
- Gemellae (El-Kasbat): The consecration altars of Marcus Celerinius Augendus and Titus Aurelius Aurelianus as well as ( AE 1950, 62 ) were found here.
Members of the Ala
The following members of the Ala are known:
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More Alae with the name Ala I Pannoniorum
There were three other alae with this designation:
- the Ala I Pannoniorum (Moesia) . She is documented by military diplomas from 92 to 157 and was stationed in the province of Moesia inferior .
- the Ala I Pannoniorum Sabiniana . It is documented by diplomas from 98 to 178 and was stationed in the province of Britannia .
- the Ala I Pannoniorum Tampiana . It is documented by diplomas from 103 to 157 and was stationed in the provinces of Britannia, Noricum and Pannonia .
See also
Remarks
- ↑ a b The scenario given here follows the explanations of Yann Le Bohec , Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu and Margaret M. Roxan . It is based on two different units with this designation: the Ala I Pannoniorum (Africa) , which was stationed in the province of Africa and a second unit of the same name, the Ala I Pannoniorum (Moesia) , which was stationed in the province of Moesia inferior . John Spaul , on the other hand, assumes a single Ala who was stationed in both provinces. All inscriptions from the province of Africa (or Numidia ) are therefore assigned to the Ala I Pannoniorum (Africa) ; all other inscriptions, however, are from Ala I Pannoniorum (Moesia) .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Werner Eck , Andreas Pangerl: New consulate data in new diplomas In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) Volume 152 (2005), pp. 229–262, here p. 246.
- ^ Military diploma of the year 127 ( ZPE-152-244 ).
- ↑ John EH Spaul: Ala The Auxiliary Cavalry units of the pre-Diocletianic Imperial Roman Army. Nectoreca Press, Andover 1994, ISBN 0-9525062-0-3 , pp. 167-172.
- ^ John EH Spaul: Ala I Pannoniorum - One or Many In: Journal for Papyrology and Epigraphy . Volume 105 (1995), pp. 63-73, pp. 195-196 ( PDF pp. 5-6 ).