Cohors IV Breucorum

Minerva altar of Iul (ius) Gr [] nus, found in Vindomora (RIB 1101)

The Cohors IV (or IIII ) Breucorum [Antoniniana] ( German 4th cohort of the Breuker [the Antoninian] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas , inscriptions and brick stamps.

Name components

Breucorum : the Breuker . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Illyrian people of the Breuker in the area of the Roman province of Pannonia when the unit was established .

Antoniniana : the Antoninian, an honorific designation that refers to Caracalla (211–217) or Elagabal (218–222). The addition appears in the inscription (RIB 1101).

Since there is no evidence of the additions to the name milliaria (1000 men) and equitata (partially mounted), it can be assumed that it is a pure infantry cohort ( Cohors peditata ). The nominal strength of the unit was 480 men, consisting of 6 Centuries with 80 men each.

history

The first evidence of unity in the province of Britannia is based on a military diploma dated to 122 AD. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Britannia ) that were stationed in Britain under the governor Aulus Platorius Nepos . Another military diploma, dated 127, proves the unity in Britain under the governor Lucius Trebius Germanus .

According to John Spaul , the cohort was more of a supply than a combat unit.

Locations

Cohort locations in Britain may have been:

Lavatrae (Bowes): The inscription (RIB 739) indicates the presence (of parts) of the cohort in Lavatrae between 130 and 133.
Vindomora ( Ebchester ): The inscription (RIB 1101) indicates the presence (of parts) of the cohort in Vindomora between 213 and 222.
Huddersfield : The brick factory was in Grimescar and most of the bricks were found at Slack ; both located near Huddersfield. The unit was probably stationed in Huddersfield under Trajan .

Members of the cohort

A member of the cohort, Iul (ius) Gr [] nus , an Actuarius , is known from the inscription (RIB 1101).

Web links

Commons : Cohors IV Breucorum - Collection of images, videos and audio files

2270 - Cohors IV Breucorum. Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB), accessed February 11, 2017 .

Individual evidence

^ 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 table 1 ( PDF p . 159 ).

^ ^A ^b ^c 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 , p. 322

↑ Military diplomas of the years 122 ( CIL 16, 69 ) and 127 ( RMD 4, 240 ).

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

[jsp-2] A ^b ^c 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 , p. 322

[MD-3] Military diplomas of the years 122 ( CIL 16, 69 ) and 127 ( RMD 4, 240 ).