Cohors III Augusta Thracum
The Cohors III Augusta Thracum [equitata] ( German 3rd cohort the Augusteische the Thracians [partly mounted] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas , inscriptions and a papyrus .
Name components
- Augusta : the Augustan tables. The honorary title refers to Augustus .
- 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 .
- equitata : partially mounted. The unit was a mixed association of infantry and cavalry. The addition appears in an inscription.
Since there is no evidence of the addition of milliaria (1000 men) to the name , the unit was a Cohors quingenaria equitata . The nominal strength of the cohort was 600 men (480 infantry and 120 horsemen), consisting of 6 centuries of infantry with 80 men each and 4 tower cavalry with 30 horsemen each.
history
The cohort was stationed in Syria Province . It is listed on military diplomas for the years 88 to 156/157 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 forces in Syria ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated 133/134 to 156/157, prove unity in the same province.
The last evidence of the cohort is based on a papyrus dated 227.
Locations
The locations of the cohort are not known.
Members of the cohort
The following members of the cohort are known.
Commanders
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Others
In the papyrus P.Dura 26 , dated May 26, 227, the following soldiers and veterans are listed:
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See also
Web links
literature
- Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004 ( 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ inscription with equitata ( CIL 10, 6100 )
- ^ A b John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 353-354, 373-374.
- ↑ Jörg Scheuerbrandt , Exercitus, p. 172 Table 14 (PDF p. 174).
- ↑ Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 35 ), 133/134 ( AE 2007, 1238 ), 153 ( Chiron-2006-267 ) and 156/157 ( CIL 16, 106 ).
- ↑ a b p.dura.26 = HGV P.Dura 26 = Trismegistos 17223 = yale.apis.4401010000. Papyri.info, accessed February 17, 2019 .