Ala Scaevae

The Ala Scaevae ( German Ala des Scaeva ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by an inscription.

Name components

Scaevae : of the Scaeva. One of the unit's first commanders was believed to be Marcus Cassius Scaeva , after whom the Ala was named. Scaeva was born by Caesar in 48 BC. Honored for his achievements in the Battle of Dyrrhachium and promoted to Primus Pilus ; perhaps it was for this in the knighthood collected and entrusted with the command of an Ala.

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

According to John Spaul , the ala probably served in Gaul and Aegyptus.

Locations

Locations of the Ala are not known.

Members of the Ala

A member of the Ala, Q (uintus) Anchari (us) Narbones , a horseman, is known by the inscription ( CIL 10, 6011 ).

Individual evidence

↑ 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. 20-21.

[jsp-1] 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. 20-21.