Cohors I Augusta Pannoniorum

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The Cohors I Augusta Pannoniorum [equitata] ( German  1st cohort, the Augustan tables of the Pannonians [partly mounted] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

  • Augusta : the Augustan tables. The honorary title refers to Augustus .
  • Pannoniorum : the Pannonian . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the various tribes of the Pannonians in the area of ​​the Roman province of Pannonia when the unit was established .
  • equitata : partially mounted. The unit was a mixed association of infantry and cavalry. The addition appears in an inscription.

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 Syria Province . It is listed on military diplomas for the years 88 to 156/157 AD.

The first evidence of unity in Syria Province is based on diplomas dated to 88. In the diplomas, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Syria ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 91 to 156/157, prove unity in the same province.

The last evidence of the cohort is based on an inscription dated 186.

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 I Pannoniorum

There were five other cohorts with this designation, see Cohors I Pannoniorum .

See also

literature

  • 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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b inscription with equitata ( AE 1978, 818 )
  2. ^ A b John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 315-316, 330.
  3. ↑ Jörg Scheuerbrandt , Exercitus, p. 172 Table 14 (PDF p. 174).
  4. ↑ military diplomas the years 88 ( Chiron-2006-253 , CIL 16, 35 ), 91 ( Chiron-2006-214 , Chiron-2006-218 , Chiron-2006-255 , RMD 4, 214 , CPE-183 to 234 ), 93 ( ZPE-165-219 ), 153 ( Chiron-2006-267 ) and 156/157 ( CIL 16, 106 ).