Cohors IV Thracum Syriaca

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The Cohors IV (or IIII ) Thracum Syriaca ( German  4th cohort of the Thracian Syriaca ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions. In the diploma of 88 she is referred to as Cohors IIII Syriaca .

Name components
  • 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 ...
  • Thracum : The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Thracian people on the territory of the Roman province of Thrace when the unit was established .
  • Syriaca : from the province of Syria or Syria. The addition appears in the military diplomas from 88 to 93 and two inscriptions.

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 Syria Province . It is listed on military diplomas for the years 88 to 93 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.

The final evidence of unity is based on an inscription dated to the reign of Hadrian .

Locations

The locations of the cohort are not known.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

Commanders

See also

literature

  • 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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inscriptions with Syriaca ( CIL 2, 1970 , Pais 10 )
  2. ^ A b John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 353-354, 379.
  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. 172 Table 14 ( PDF ).
  4. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 35 ), 91 ( Chiron- 2006-214 , RMM 6 , ZPE-183-234 ) and 93 ( ZPE-165-219 ).
  5. ↑ Peter Weiß : The auxiliaries of the Syrian army from Domitian to Antoninus Pius. An interim assessment based on the new military diplomas In: Chiron , Volume 36 (2006), pp. 249–298, here p. 286.