Cohors IV Delmatarum

Tombstone of Annaius in the Museum Römerhalle in Bad Kreuznach ( CIL 13, 7507 )

The Cohors IV (or IIII ) Delmatarum (or Dalmatarum ) ( German 4th cohort of the Delmater or Dalmater ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

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 names are found in the inscriptions.

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

history

The unit was stationed in Germania in the 1st century.

The first evidence in the province of Britannia is based on a military diploma dated to the year 103. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Britannia ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 122, prove unity in the same province.

Since the unit is no longer documented in Britain after 122, it was probably incorporated into the Cohors I Pannoniorum et Delmatarum , which has been documented in Germania Inferior since 127 .

Locations

Locations of the cohort in Germania were possibly:

Bingium (Bingen am Rhein): The gravestones of 3 soldiers of the unit were found near Bingen, including the gravestone of Annaius .

Cohort locations in Britain may have been:

Mediobogdum ( Hard Knott ): An (added) inscription indicates the presence (of parts) of the cohort in Mediobogdum. ( AE 1965, 217 )

Members of the cohort

Stone slab of Titus Junius Severus in Dénia , Spain

The following members of the cohort are known.

Commanders

[] Pactumeri [], a prefect ( CIL 8, 16870 )

T (itus) Junius Severus, a Prefect ( CIL 2, 3583 )

Others

Annaius, a soldier ( CIL 13, 7507 )
Bato, a soldier ( CIL 13, 7508 )

Beusas, a soldier ( CIL 13, 7509 )

Web links

Commons : Cohors IIII Delmatarum - collection of images, videos and audio files

Cohors Quartae Delmatarum. roman-britain.co.uk, accessed January 15, 2017 .

Remarks

↑ For details on the military diplomas (literature, dates etc.) see the disc page.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d 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 , 307-308
^ David Benjamin Cuff: The auxilia in Roman Britain and the Two Germanies from Augustus to Caracalla: Family, Religion and "Romanization". Dissertation, University of Toronto 2010, p. 252 ( PDF, p. 262 ).
^ 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 ).
↑ Military diplomas from 103 ( CIL 16, 48 ) and 122 ( CIL 16, 69 , AE 2008, 800 ).

[MD-5] For details on the military diplomas (literature, dates etc.) see the disc page.

[jsp-1] A ^b ^c ^d 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 , 307-308

[dbc-2] David Benjamin Cuff: The auxilia in Roman Britain and the Two Germanies from Augustus to Caracalla: Family, Religion and "Romanization". Dissertation, University of Toronto 2010, p. 252 ( PDF, p. 262 ).

[js-3] 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 ).

[MD-4] Military diplomas from 103 ( CIL 16, 48 ) and 122 ( CIL 16, 69 , AE 2008, 800 ).