Cohors I Augusta Thracum

The Cohors I Augusta Thracum [equitata] ( German  1st cohort the Augusteische the Thracians [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 .

• 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 provinces of Syria and Arabia (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas for the years 88-145 AD.

The first evidence of unity in Syria 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.

The cohort may have participated in the annexation of the Nabatean Empire by Trajan at 106 and was then stationed in the new province. The first evidence of unity in Arabia is based on a diploma dated 142. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Arabia ) that were stationed in the province. Another diploma, dated 145, proves unity in the same province.

The last evidence of unity is based on an inscription in Greek dated 155/159.

Locations

The locations of the cohort are not known.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known.

Commanders

[] ινιος Σεκουν [δος], a επαρχος [A] vitius Rufus, a prefect ( AE 1955, 228 )

Κατωνιος Μακερ, a επαρχος Τι. Κλ (αυδιος) Φι [], a επαρχος. He was also επαρχος the Ala I Ulpia Dromadariorum .

Others

Diogenes, a horseman ( AE 1967, 530 ) Ιουλιος, a εκατονταρχης

Λουκιος Οβυλνιος, a εκατονταρχης

See also

• List of Roman auxiliary units
• Roman forces in Arabia
• Roman forces in Syria

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
• Peter Weiß , Michael P. Speidel : The first military diploma for Arabia In: Journal for papyrology and epigraphy . Volume 150 (2004), pp. 253-264.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 353-354, 355-356.
2. ↑ Jörg Scheuerbrandt , Exercitus, p. 172 Table 14 (PDF p. 174).
3. ↑ Peter Weiß , Michael P. Speidel , Das first Militärdiplom, p. 258.
4. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 88 ( RMD 1, 3 , RMD 5, 329 , RMD 5, 330 ), 142 ( ZPE-150-254 ) and 145 (unpublished).