Ala I Tungrorum

The dedicatory inscription of Valerius Nigrinus (RIB 2140)

The Ala I Tungrorum ( German 1. Ala of the Tungerer ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

Tungrorum : the Tungerer . The soldiers of the Ala were recruited from the Germanic tribe of the Tungerer when the unit was established.

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 province of Britannia . It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 98-158.

The unit may have been part of the troops that began to conquer Britain around 43 under the leadership of Aulus Plautius . The first evidence in Britannia is based on a military diploma dated 98. The diploma lists the Ala as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Britannia ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated between 105 and 158, prove unity in the same province.

Locations

Locations of the Ala in Britannia may have been:

Aballava ( Burgh by Sands )
Mumrills ( Polmont )

Members of the Ala

The following members of the Ala are known:

Necca, a horseman ( CIL 3, 6485 )
Val (erius) Nigrinus, a duplicarius (RIB 2140)

Another alae called Ala Tungrorum

There was another Ala with this name, the Ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana . She is documented by military diplomas from 80 to 165 and was stationed in the provinces of Pannonia , Pannonia inferior and Dacia Porolissensis .

Web links

Commons : Ala I Tungrorum - Collection of images, videos and audio files

1915 - ala Tungrorum. Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB), accessed July 20, 2018 .

Remarks

↑ ^a ^b The scenario given here assumes two different units: the Ala I Tungrorum , which was stationed in Britain, and a second unit, the Ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana , which was stationed in the provinces of Pannonia and Dacia Porolissensis . John Spaul , who was not yet familiar with the military diploma of 158, assumes that the Ala I Tungrorum was merged with the Ala Frontoniana to form the Ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana around 130 .

↑ It is not certain whether the unit was listed on the (incomplete) diplomas from 124 and 135. John Spaul only assumes this for the diploma of 124, Paul Holder , however, considers it possible for both diplomas. For the problem of I Ast (urum) et Tun (grorum) on the diploma of 135 see Ala I Asturum et Tungrorum .

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 , p. 120.
^ 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. 157 Table 1 ( PDF p. 159 ).
^ Paul A. Holder: A Roman Military Diploma from Ravenglass, Cumbria. In: Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. Volume 79, number 1 (1997), pp. 3-42, here p. 12 ( PDF p. 10 ).
↑ Military diplomas of the years 98 ( CIL 16, 43 ), 105 ( CIL 16, 51 ), 122 ( AE 2008, 800 , CIL 16, 69 ), 124 ( CIL 16, 70 ), 130/131 ( ZPE-156-246 ), 135 ( CIL 16, 82 ) and 158 ( RMD 5, 420 ).

[GE1-5] The scenario given here assumes two different units: the Ala I Tungrorum , which was stationed in Britain, and a second unit, the Ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana , which was stationed in the provinces of Pannonia and Dacia Porolissensis . John Spaul , who was not yet familiar with the military diploma of 158, assumes that the Ala I Tungrorum was merged with the Ala Frontoniana to form the Ala I Tungrorum Frontoniana around 130 .

[GE2-6] It is not certain whether the unit was listed on the (incomplete) diplomas from 124 and 135. John Spaul only assumes this for the diploma of 124, Paul Holder , however, considers it possible for both diplomas. For the problem of I Ast (urum) et Tun (grorum) on the diploma of 135 see Ala I Asturum et Tungrorum .

[jsp-1] 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 , p. 120.

[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. 157 Table 1 ( PDF p. 159 ).

[pah-3] Paul A. Holder: A Roman Military Diploma from Ravenglass, Cumbria. In: Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. Volume 79, number 1 (1997), pp. 3-42, here p. 12 ( PDF p. 10 ).

[MD-4] Military diplomas of the years 98 ( CIL 16, 43 ), 105 ( CIL 16, 51 ), 122 ( AE 2008, 800 , CIL 16, 69 ), 124 ( CIL 16, 70 ), 130/131 ( ZPE-156-246 ), 135 ( CIL 16, 82 ) and 158 ( RMD 5, 420 ).