Ala I Scubulorum

The military diploma of AD 116 ( CIL 16, 62 )

The inscription of Caius Vibius Quartus ( CIL 3, 647 )

The Ala I Scubulorum ( German  1. Ala der Scubuler / des Scubulus ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas , inscriptions and brick stamps.

Name components

• Scubulorum : the scubuler or scubulus. According to John Spaul, it is not clear whether a Scubuler tribe even existed. Possibly one of the unit's first commanders was an otherwise unknown scubulus, after which the Ala was named.

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 , Pannonia, and Germania (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 74 to 129/138.

The beginnings of the unit are uncertain; it may have been set up in Hispania . In the 1st century the Ala was initially stationed in the province of Moesia . Possibly around 46/49 it was moved to Pannonia, where bricks with its stamp were found. During or shortly after the four-emperor year , the unit was then transferred to the province of Germania .

The first evidence of unity 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. Further diplomas, dated from 82 to 129/138, prove the unit in the same province (or from 90 in Germania superior ).

Locations

Locations of the Ala in Germania were possibly:

• Fort Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
• Welzheim castles

Locations of the Ala in Pannonia may have been:

• Gorsium (Tác): bricks marked AL SCV were found here.

Members of the Ala

The following members of the Ala are known:

Commanders

[?], a prefect ( AE 1992, 1794 ) Gaius Antonius Rufus , a prefect ( CIL 3, 386 )

C (aius) Baburius Festus, a prefect ( CIL 13, 6212 ) Ti (berius) Claudius Atticus: he is named on the diploma of 74 as a commander.

Others

C (aius) Fullonius, a Decurio ( AE 1967, 426 ) C (aius) Vibius Quartus, a Decurio ( CIL 3, 647 ). He was also prefect of the Cohors III Augusta Cyrenaica . Catalus, a horseman ( CIL 5, 907 ) Ianuarius Potens, a Decurion ( CIL 13, 7032 )

M (arcus) Iulius Sabinus, a sub-prefect ( RMD 3, 170 , Pais 1162 ) Ti (berius) Iulius Rufus, a soldier ( AE 1906, 111 ) T (itus) Flavius ​​Celsus, a veteran ( CIL 13, 7580 ) Veturius, a soldier: the diploma of 74 was issued to him.

See also

• List of Roman auxiliary units
• Roman armed forces in Germania

Web links

Commons : Ala I Scubulorum  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

• Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004 ( PDF ).
• John EH Spaul : Ala². The Auxiliary Cavalry Units of the Pre-Diocletianic Imperial Roman Army. Nectoreca Press, Andover 1994, ISBN 0-9525062-0-3 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} John EH Spaul , Ala², pp. 192-194.
2. ↑ Jörg Scheuerbrandt , Exercitus, p. 159, table 3 (PDF p. 161).
3. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 74 ( CIL 16, 20 ), 82 ( CIL 16, 28 ), 90 ( CIL 16, 36 , RMD 5, 333 ), 94/96 ( ZPE-147-230 ), 116 ( CIL 16, 62 ), 129 ( RMD 2, 90 ) and 129/138 ( RMD 4, 258 ).
4. ↑ brick temple ( AE 1976, 00556b , RHP 164 )