Cohors II Gemella Thracum
The Cohors II Gemella Thracum [equitata] ( German 2nd cohort Gemella of the Thracians [partially mounted] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by inscriptions.
Name components
- Gemella : (Latin gemellus twin or double). It is possible that the cohort was created by merging two units.
- 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.
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 province of Numidia in the 1st century AD .
Locations
Cohort locations in Numidia may have been:
- Mascula ( Khenchela ): an inscription was found here.
- Sila (Bordj el Ksar): two inscriptions were found here.
Members of the cohort
The following members of the cohort are known:
Commanders
Others
|
Further cohorts with the designation Cohors II Thracum
There were five other cohorts with this designation, see Cohors II Thracum .
See also
literature
- 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