Cohors II Thracum Syriaca

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The Cohors II Thracum Syriaca ( German  2nd cohort of the Thracian Syriaca ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

  • 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 .
  • Syriaca : from the province of Syria or Syria. The addition appears in the military diplomas from 91 to 156/157 and an inscription.

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 Syria Province . It is listed on military diplomas for the years 91 to 156/157 AD.

The first evidence of unity in Syria is based on diplomas dated to 91. In the diplomas, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Syria ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated from 129/134 to 156/157, prove unity in the same province.

A vexillation of the cohort took part in the Parthian War of Lucius Verus (161–166). It is listed in an inscription as part of the units that were under the direction of Marcus Valerius Lollianus . The inscription says that Lollianus was the commander in Mesopotamia over sections of selected riders of the Alen [..] and the cohorts .

Locations

The locations of the cohort are not known.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

Commanders

Further cohorts with the designation Cohors II Thracum

There were five other cohorts with this designation, see Cohors II Thracum .

See also

literature

  • Rudolf Haensch , Peter Weiß : A difficult path. The road construction inscription by M. Valerius Lollianus from Byllis. In: Communications from the German Archaeological Institute. Roman department . Volume 118, 2012, pp. 435-454 ( online ).
  • Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004 ( PDF ).
  • 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
  • Peter Weiß: The auxiliaries of the Syrian army from Domitian to Antoninus Pius. An interim balance after the new military diplomas In: Chiron Communications of the Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy of the German Archaeological Institute Volume 36 (2006), pp. 249–298.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inscription with Syriaca ( CIL 14, 2957 )
  2. ^ A b John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 353-354, 373.
  3. ↑ Jörg Scheuerbrandt , Exercitus, p. 174 Table 14 (PDF p. 176).
  4. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 91 ( Chiron-2006-221 , RMD 1, 4 ), 129/134 ( AE 2005, 1735 ) and 156/157 ( CIL 16, 106 ).
  5. ↑ Inscription ( CIL 3, 600 )
  6. ↑ Peter Weiß , Die Auxilien, pp. 273–275.
  7. ↑ Rudolf Haensch , Peter Weiß, A Difficult Way, pp. 448–449.