Cohors IIII Bracaraugustanorum

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The military diploma of the year 139 ( CIL 16, 87 )

The Cohors IIII Bracaraugustanorum ( German  4th cohort from Bracara Augusta ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions. In the diplomas from 91 to 160 it is predominantly referred to as Cohors IIII (or IV ) Callaecorum Bracaraugustanorum ; in an inscription, however, as Cohors IIII Bracarum .

Name components

  • IIII or IV : The Roman number stands for the ordinal number the fourth ( Latin quarta ). Hence the name of this military unit is pronounced as Cohors quarta ...
  • Callaecorum : the callaecer . The soldiers were recruited from the Callaec people.
  • Bracaraugustanorum : from the conventus Bracara Augusta . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited when the unit was established in the area of ​​the conventus (iuridicus) Bracara Augusta (with the capital Bracara Augusta ).

Since there are no references to the additions to the name milliaria (1000 men) and equitata (partially mounted), it can be assumed that it is a Cohors quingenaria peditata , a pure infantry cohort. The nominal strength of the unit was 480 men, consisting of 6 Centuries with 80 men each.

history

The cohort was stationed in the provinces of Syria and Syria Palestine (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas for the years 88-186 AD.

The first evidence of unity in Syria is based on a diploma dated 88. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Syria ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 91 to 93, prove unity in the same province.

At an unspecified point in time, the unit was relocated to the province of Syria Palestine , where it is first evidenced by a diploma dated 136/137. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 139 to 186, prove unity in the same province.

Locations

The locations of the cohort are not known.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

See also

Web links

Commons : Cohors IV Bracaraugustanorum  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Margaret M. Roxan : The Auxilia of the Roman Army raised in the Iberian Peninsula. Dissertation, 1973 Volume 1 ( PDF ) Volume 2 ( PDF )
  • John Spaul : Cohors² The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the Imperial Roman Army , British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), ISBN 978-1-84171-046-4

Remarks

  1. ↑ According to Werner Eck, the unknown soldier served either in the Cohors III Bracaraugustanorum or in the Cohors IIII Bracaraugustanorum .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inscription ( CIL 8, 7079 )
  2. ↑ Margaret M. Roxan , The Auxilia, pp. 65, 68, 448-450, 746.
  3. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 35 ), 91 ( Chiron- 2006-214 , Chiron-2006-218 , RMM 6 , ZPE-183-234 ), 93 ( ZPE-165-219 ), 136/137 ( RMD 3, 160 ), 139 ( CIL 16, 87 ), 142 ( RMM 29 ), 158 ( ZPE-159-283 ), 160 ( AE 2005, 1730 , AE 2011, 1810 , RMD 3, 173 , RMM 41 ) and 186 ( RMD 1, 69 ).
  4. ↑ John Spaul , Cohors², pp 70-71, 95.
  5. ^ Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004, pp. 172–173 Tables 14–15 ( PDF ).
  6. ↑ Werner Eck : Epigraphische Vorarbeit zu Volume IV of the CIIP In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Volume 193 (2014), pp. 261–271, here pp. 266–267 ( online ).