Cohors I Corsorum

The Cohors I Corsorum [civium Romanorum] ( German 1st cohort of the Corsicans [the Roman citizens] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

Corsorum : the Corsican . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Corsican people in the Roman province of Sardinia et Corsica when the unit was established .

civium Romanorum : the Roman citizen. The soldiers of the unit had been granted Roman citizenship at one point in time. However, this did not apply to soldiers who were accepted into the unit after this point in time. They received Roman citizenship only with their honorable farewell ( Honesta missio ) after 25 years of service. The addition appears in the military diploma of 107 and the inscription ( CIL 9, 2853 ).

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 cohort was stationed in the provinces of Sardinia and Mauretania Caesariensis . It is listed on military diplomas for the years 107 to 128/131 AD.

The unit was initially stationed in Sardinia after its formation . It was possibly moved to the new province of Mauretania Caesariensis after the conquest of the Kingdom of Mauritania by Claudius (41-54) . The first evidence in Mauretania Caesariensis is based on a military diploma that is dated to 107 AD. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman forces in Mauretania ) that were stationed in the province. Another diploma, dated 128/131, proves unity in the same province.

Locations

The locations of the cohort are not known.

Members of the cohort

A commander of the cohort, Sex (tus) Iulius Rufus , a prefect , is known by the inscription ( CIL 14, 2954 ).

Individual evidence

^ ^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 , pp. 49-50
^ 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. 175 Table 17 ( PDF p. 177 ).
↑ Military diplomas of the years 107 ( CIL 16, 56 ) and 128/131 ( RMD 5, 377 ).

[jsp-1] 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 , pp. 49-50

[js-2] 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. 175 Table 17 ( PDF p. 177 ).

[MD-3] Military diplomas of the years 107 ( CIL 16, 56 ) and 128/131 ( RMD 5, 377 ).