Ala Veterana Gaetulorum

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The military diploma of the year 90 ( RMD 5, 332 )

The Ala Veterana Gaetulorum ( German  Ala the veterans of the Gaetulians ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions. In the diploma of 142 she is referred to as Ala Gaetulorum Veterana .

Name components

  • Veterana : the veteran. Presumably the Ala Veterana Gaetulorum and the Ala I Flavia Gaetulorum were stationed in the same province at an unknown time; probably both had the designation Ala Gaetulorum at that time . To distinguish it, the longest-serving of the two units was given the addition Veterana .
  • Gaetulorum : the Gaetuler . When the unit was set up, the Ala soldiers were recruited from the various Gaetul tribes.

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 Iudaea and Arabia (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 86 to 142.

The unit took part in the Jewish War around 68 . The first evidence of unity in the province of Iudaea is based on a diploma dated 86. In the diploma, the Ala is listed as part of the troops (see Roman forces in Syria ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 87 to 90, prove unity in the same province.

The Ala was relocated to the province of Arabia at an unspecified time . It is possible that she took part in the annexation of the Nabatean Empire by Trajan around 106 and was then stationed in the new province. The first evidence of unity in Arabia is based on a diploma dated 142. The diploma lists the Ala as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Arabia ) that were stationed in the province.

Locations

Locations of the Ala are not known.

Members of the Ala

The following members of the Ala are known:

Commanders

More alae called Ala Gaetulorum

There was another Ala with this name, the Ala I Flavia Gaetulorum . She is documented by military diplomas from 92 to 152/153 and was stationed in the provinces of Moesia inferior and Pannonia inferior .

See also

Web links

Commons : Ala Veterana Gaetulorum  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ The scenario given here follows the explanations of Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu and Margaret M. Roxan . It starts from two different units: the Ala Veterana Gaetulorum , which was stationed in the provinces of Iudaea and Arabia , and a second unit, the Ala I Flavia Gaetulorum , which was stationed in the provinces of Moesia inferior and Pannonia inferior . John Spaul , on the other hand, assumes a single Ala who was stationed in these provinces. All inscriptions from the provinces of Iudaea and Arabia are therefore assigned to the Ala Veterana Gaetulorum ; all other inscriptions, however, are from Ala I Flavia Gaetulorum .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Margaret M. Roxan , Werner Eck : A Diploma of Moesia Inferior: 125 June. 1 In: Journal of Papyrology and Epigraphy . Volume 116 (1997), pp. 193-203, here p. 201 ( PDF p. 11 ).
  2. ^ A b John Spaul: Ala² The Auxiliary Cavalry Units of the Pre-Diocletianic Imperial Roman Army , Nectoreca Press 1994, ISBN 978-095-250620-1 , pp. 124-125.
  3. ^ 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. 173 table 15 ( PDF p. 175 ).
  4. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 86 ( CIL 16, 33 ), 87 ( AE 2012, 1959 , ZPE-170-201 ), 90 ( RMD 5, 332 ) and 142 ( ZPE-150-254 ).
  5. ↑ Peter Weiß , Michael P. Speidel : The first military diploma for Arabia In: Journal for papyrology and epigraphy . Volume 150 (2004), pp. 253-264, here p. 230.
  6. ^ Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu: Alae et Cohortes Daciae et Moesiae. A review and update of J. Spaul's Ala and Cohors In: Acta Musei Napocensis 39-40 / I Cluj-Napoca, 2002-2003 (2004), pp. 259-296, here pp. 266-267 ( online ).