Cohors III Augusta Thracum

The inscription of Lucius Iulius Vehilius Gratus Iulianus ( CIL 6, 31856 )

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

Ιο [υ] λιος Οηστεινεια [νο] ς Α [σκ] λεπιαδης, a επαρχος Λ. Αβουρνιος Τυσκιανος, a επαρχος L (ucius) Bruttius Celer, a prefect ( CIL 10, 6100 )

L (ucius) C [] Sab [], a prefect ( CIL 6, 3508 ) Lucius Iulius Vehilius Gratus Iulianus , a prefect ( CIL 6, 31856 ). He was also Prefect of the Ala Tampiana and the Ala Herculana and Tribune of the Cohors I Ulpia Pannoniorum .

Others

In the papyrus P.Dura 26 , dated May 26, 227, the following soldiers and veterans are listed:

Αὐρῆλι̣ς Σαλμάμες, a veteran Claudius Theodorus, an optio Flavis Serap̣eius, a nuncio Ιύλιος Δειογένης, a κορνικουλάριος

Ιουλιος Δημήτριος, a veteran Iul (ius) Monimus, a Tesserarius Vepo Flavianus, a tubicen

See also

• List of Roman auxiliary units
• Roman forces in Syria

Web links

Commons : Cohors III Augusta Thracum  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

1. ↑ inscription with equitata ( CIL 10, 6100 )
2. ^ ^{A b} John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 353-354, 373-374.
3. ↑ Jörg Scheuerbrandt , Exercitus, p. 172 Table 14 (PDF p. 174).
4. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 35 ), 133/134 ( AE 2007, 1238 ), 153 ( Chiron-2006-267 ) and 156/157 ( CIL 16, 106 ).
5. ↑ ^{a b} p.dura.26 = HGV P.Dura 26 = Trismegistos 17223 = yale.apis.4401010000. Papyri.info, accessed February 17, 2019 .