Cohors I Flavia (Moesia)

The Cohors I Flavia [equitata] ( German  1st cohort the Flavian [part mounted] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

• Flavia : the Flavian. The honorary designation refers to the Flavian emperors Vespasian , Titus and Domitian .

• 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 Moesia superior and Africa (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas for the years 112 to 128/129 AD.

The first evidence in Moesia superior is based on a diploma dated 112. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Moesia ) that were stationed in the province. Another diploma, dated 115, proves unity in the same province. In the diploma of 115, the unity is listed among those cohorts that were assigned to Trajan's Parthian War ( translatis in expeditione ).

At an unspecified time, the unit was transferred to the province of Africa . The first evidence of unity in Africa is based on diplomas dated to 127. In the diplomas, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Africa ) that were stationed in the province. Another diploma, dated 128/129, proves unity in the same province.

Locations

The locations of the cohort are not known.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known.

L (ucius) Clodius Saturninus, a centurion ( CIL 8, 2844 ) Lucretius Maxim (us), an imaginifer ( CIL 8, 4527 )

T (itus) Avidius Apollinaris, a medicus ( AfrRom-11-01-397 )

See also

• List of Roman auxiliary units
• Roman forces in Africa
• Roman forces in Moesia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Werner Eck , Andreas Pangerl: Moesia and his troops. New diplomas for Moesia and Moesia superior. In: Chiron Communications of the Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy of the German Archaeological Institute Volume 38 (2008), pp. 317–377, here pp. 351, 360 ( online ).
2. ↑ Werner Eck, Andreas Pangerl: New consulate data in new diplomas In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE) Volume 152 (2005), pp. 229–262, here pp. 245–246.
3. ↑ Military diplomas for the years 111/112 ( Chiron-2008-355 ), 115 ( Chiron-2008-363 ), 127 ( RMD 5, 368 , ZPE-152-244 ) and 128/129 ( RMD 5, 373 ).
4. ↑ 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 , page 494