Cohors II Flavia Numidarum

The Cohors II Flavia Numidarum [equitata] [Antoniniana] ( German 2nd cohort the Flavian of the Numider [part mounted] [the Antoninian] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas , inscriptions and brick stamps.

Name components

Flavia : the Flavian. The honorary designation refers to the Flavian emperors Vespasian , Titus and Domitian .

Numidarum : the Numid . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited in Numidia when the unit was set up.

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

Antoniniana : the Antoninian. An honorary title that refers to Caracalla (211-217). The addition appears in the brick stamp ( AE 1974, 563 ).

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 the provinces of Moesia inferior and Dacia inferior (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas for the years 116 to 146 AD.

The only evidence of unity in Moesia inferior is based on a diploma dated 116. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Moesia ) that were stationed in the province.

At an unspecified time the unit was relocated to the province of Dacia Inferior . The first evidence in Dacia inferior is based on a diploma dated 122. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Dacia ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 123 to 146, prove unity in the same province.

The last evidence of the cohort is based on the brick stamp ( AE 1974, 563 ), which is dated to 211/217.

Locations

Locations of the cohort in Dacia inferior may have been:

Feldioara : Bricks with the stamps CN ( AE 1991, 01333e ), COH NUMID ( AE 1974, +00563 ) and COH NUM ANT ( AE 1974, 563 ) were found here.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known.

Commanders

Αντ. Κλ. Αλφ. Αριγνοτος, an eparch (IGR 4, 1213)

Others

M (arcus), a rider ( AE 1965, 347 )
Festus, a Decurio ( AE 1965, 347 )

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. 465-466, 474
^ 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. 171 table 13 ( PDF p. 173 ).
↑ Military diplomas of the years 116 ( AE 2006, 1863 ), 122 ( RMM 20 ), 123 ( ZPE-195-237 ), 125/126 ( AE 2009, 1035 ), 129 ( CIL 16, 75 ), 129/130 ( RMD 5, 376 , RMD 5, 380 ), 131/132 ( ZPE-177-277 ), 134 ( AE 2007, 1760 ), 140 ( RMD 1, 39 ) and 146 ( RMD 4, 269 , ZPE-176-225 ) .

↑ Nicolae Gudea : The Dacian Limes. Materials on its story . In: Yearbook of the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz 44 (1997), p. 69 ( PDF ).

[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. 465-466, 474

[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. 171 table 13 ( PDF p. 173 ).

[MD-3] Military diplomas of the years 116 ( AE 2006, 1863 ), 122 ( RMM 20 ), 123 ( ZPE-195-237 ), 125/126 ( AE 2009, 1035 ), 129 ( CIL 16, 75 ), 129/130 ( RMD 5, 376 , RMD 5, 380 ), 131/132 ( ZPE-177-277 ), 134 ( AE 2007, 1760 ), 140 ( RMD 1, 39 ) and 146 ( RMD 4, 269 , ZPE-176-225 ) .

[ng-4] Nicolae Gudea : The Dacian Limes. Materials on its story . In: Yearbook of the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz 44 (1997), p. 69 ( PDF ).