Cohors II Delmatarum (Dalmatia)

The Cohors II Delmatarum [milliaria] [equitata] ( German 2nd cohort of the Delmater [1000 men] [partly mounted] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by inscriptions.

Name components

Delmatarum : the Delmater . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Illyrian tribe of the Delmater on the territory of the Roman province of Dalmatia when the unit was set up .

milliaria : 1000 men. Depending on whether it is an infantry cohort ( Cohors milliaria peditata ) or a mixed association of infantry and cavalry ( Cohors milliaria equitata ), the nominal strength of the unit was either 800 or 1040 men. In 2 inscriptions the symbol is used instead of milliaria . ${\ displaystyle \ infty}$

equitata : partially mounted. The unit was possibly a mixed formation of infantry and cavalry.

The unit was either a Cohors milliaria (peditata) , a pure infantry cohort with a nominal strength of 800 men, or a Cohors milliaria equitata with a nominal strength of 1040 men (800 infantry and 240 horsemen), consisting of ten centuries of infantry with 80 each Man and eight tower cavalry with 30 riders each.

history

The cohort is evidenced by inscriptions in the province of Dalmatia . The inscription ( CIL 3, 8655 ) found in Salona , dated 169/170 AD, indicates that a wall was built by the unit. John Spaul suggests that the cohort may have been a training and replenishment unit like the Cohors I Delmatarum (Dalmatia) .

Locations

The locations of the cohort are not known.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known.

Commanders

Cn (aeus) Pomp (eius) Politianus, a tribune (around 151/200) (ILJug-03, 01483)

L (ucius) Annaeus Servillianus, a tribune (around 169/170) ( CIL 3, 8655 )

Others

C (aius) Fresius Valentinus, a veteran and former centurion ( AE 1934, 205 )

T. Statius Crispinus, a dec (urio) eq (uitum) ( CIL 3, 8335 )

Further cohorts with the designation Cohors II Delmatarum

There was another cohort, the Cohors II Delmatarum (Britannia) , stationed in the province of Britannia .

Remarks

↑ Paul Holder identifies the cohort as equitata , while John Spaul does not.
↑ ^a ^b John Spaul assigns the inscription to the Cohors II Delmatarum (Dalmatia) , while the epigraphic database Clauss-Slaby assigns it to the Cohors I Delmatarum (Dalmatia) .
↑ John Spaul assigns the inscription to the Cohors I Delmatarum (Dalmatia) , while Paul Holder and the epigraphic database Clauss-Slaby assign it to the Cohors II Delmatarum (Dalmatia) .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b 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 , p 299-300, 314.
↑ Paul A. Holder: AUXILIARIA In: Journal of Papyrology and epigraphy . Volume 131 (2000), pp. 213-218, here pp. 214-215 ( PDF pp. 4-5 ).

[EQ-1] Paul Holder identifies the cohort as equitata , while John Spaul does not.

[IN1-2] John Spaul assigns the inscription to the Cohors II Delmatarum (Dalmatia) , while the epigraphic database Clauss-Slaby assigns it to the Cohors I Delmatarum (Dalmatia) .

[IN2-5] John Spaul assigns the inscription to the Cohors I Delmatarum (Dalmatia) , while Paul Holder and the epigraphic database Clauss-Slaby assign it to the Cohors II Delmatarum (Dalmatia) .

[jsp-3] A ^b 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 , p 299-300, 314.

[pah-4] Paul A. Holder: AUXILIARIA In: Journal of Papyrology and epigraphy . Volume 131 (2000), pp. 213-218, here pp. 214-215 ( PDF pp. 4-5 ).