Cohors II Delmatarum (Britannia)

The Cohors II Delmatarum (or Dalmatarum ) ( German 2nd cohort of the Delmater or Dalmater ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and an inscription.

Name components

Cohors : The cohort was an infantry unit of the auxiliary troops in the Roman army .

I : The Roman number stands for the ordinal number, the first ( Latin prima ). Hence the name of this military unit is pronounced as Cohors prima ...

Delmatarum or Dalmatarum : 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 . Both name variants can be found in the military diplomas.

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 first established evidence in the province of Britannia is based on a military diploma dated 122; whether the cohort is listed on the diploma of 105 is not certain. In the diploma of 122, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Britannia ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 127 to 135, prove unity in the same province.

The unit is mentioned for the last time in the Notitia dignitatum under the command of the Dux Britanniarum for the Magnis (Carvoran) location.

Locations

Cohort locations in Britain were:

Magnis (Carvoran): Iulius Pastor built an altar that was found at Magnis. In addition, the unit is listed in the Notitia dignitatum for that location.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known.

Commanders

Iulius Maximus: he is named on the diploma of 135 as the commander of the cohort.
Marcus Caecilius Donatianus , a tribune

Others

Iul (ius) pastor, an imaginifer (RIB 1795)

[Ma] nsuetus, a foot soldier: the diploma of 135 was issued to him.

Web links

2265 - Cohors II Dalmatarum. Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB), accessed January 14, 2017 .

Remarks

↑ The assignment of Donatianus to the Cohors I Hamiorum is controversial.

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 978-1841710464 , pp. 299-300, 304
^ 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. 157 ( PDF p. 159 table 1 ).
↑ Military diplomas of the years 105 ( CIL 16, 51 ), 122 ( CIL 16, 69 , AE 2008, 800 ), 127 ( RMD 4, 240 ), 130/131 ( AE 2006, 1836 ), 132 ( AE 2010, 1856 ) and 135 ( CIL 16, 82 ).
↑ Notitia Dignatatum table and map. (PDF 1 MB) Newcastle University , accessed on January 14, 2017 (English).
↑ Notitia dignitatum in partibus Occidentis 40.48 ( online ).

[AN1-6] The assignment of Donatianus to the Cohors I Hamiorum is controversial.

[jsp-1] 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 978-1841710464 , pp. 299-300, 304

[js-2] 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. 157 ( PDF p. 159 table 1 ).

[MD-3] Military diplomas of the years 105 ( CIL 16, 51 ), 122 ( CIL 16, 69 , AE 2008, 800 ), 127 ( RMD 4, 240 ), 130/131 ( AE 2006, 1836 ), 132 ( AE 2010, 1856 ) and 135 ( CIL 16, 82 ).

[ugc-4] Notitia Dignatatum table and map. (PDF 1 MB) Newcastle University , accessed on January 14, 2017 (English).

[ND-5] Notitia dignitatum in partibus Occidentis 40.48 ( online ).