Cohors II Cantabrorum
The Cohors II Cantabrorum ( German 2nd cohort of the Cantabrians ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by military diplomas.
Name components
- Cantabrorum : the Cantabrian . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Cantabrian people in the area of the conventus Cluniensis (with the capital Clunia ) when the unit was established .
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 province of Iudaea . It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 86 to 90.
The first evidence of unity in Iudaea is based on a diploma dated 86. In the diploma, the cohort 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.
Locations
The locations of the cohort are not known.
Members of the cohort
Members of the cohort are not known.
See also
Web links
literature
- Margaret M. Roxan : The Auxilia of the Roman Army raised in the Iberian Peninsula. Dissertation, 1973 Volume 1 ( PDF 1 ) Volume 2 ( PDF 2 )
- 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
- ↑ a b Margaret M. Roxan , The Auxilia, pp. 64-66, 460, 751.
- ↑ John Spaul , Cohors², S. 97, 100th
- ^ 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 ).
- ↑ Military diplomas of the years 86 ( CIL 16, 33 ), 87 ( SCI-2012-54 , ZPE-170-201 ) and 90 ( RMD 5, 332 ).