Cohors I Gemina Sardorum et Corsorum

The Cohors I Gemina Sardorum et Corsorum ( German  1st cohort Gemina of the Sardinians and Corsicans ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions. In the inscriptions it is referred to as Cohors Sardorum , Cohors I Sardorum or Cohors Praetoria Sardorum .

Name components

• Gemina : ( Latin Geminus twin).

• Sardorum et Corsorum : the Sardinians and Corsicans . The cohort probably originated in the late 1st century AD, when two new units were formed from three units stationed in the province of Sardinia , the Cohors I Corsorum , the Cohors Ligurum and the Cohors I Sardorum : the Cohors I Gemina Sardorum et Corsorum and the Cohors II Gemina Ligurum et Corsorum .

• Praetoria : (Latin Praetorium, main square in the camp, military tent). The soldiers in the cohort may have formed the provincial governor's bodyguard. The addition appears in the inscription ( AE 1990, 458 ).

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 province of Sardinia . It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 88-102.

The first evidence in Sardinia is based on a diploma dated 88. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated from 96 to 102, prove unity in the same province.

The last evidence of the cohort is based on the inscription ( CIL 10, 7594 ) dated 131/170.

Locations

Locations of the cohort in Sardinia were possibly:

• Caralis ( Cagliari ): Several inscriptions have been found here.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

Charittis Cota [e] ( CIL 10, 8321 ) Farsonius Occiarius, a soldier ( CIL 10, 7537 ) G (aius) Arrius Laetus, a soldier ( CIL 10, 7591 ) Iulius Potitus, a centurion ( AE 1990, 458 )

Iulius Venustus, a soldier ( CIL 10, 7594 ) Pa [], a centurion ( CIL 10, 8321 ) Surdinius Felix, a Centurion ( AE 1985, 485 ) [] erius Fa [] ( AE 1971, 133 )

See also

• List of Roman auxiliary units

Individual evidence

1. ^ Attilio Mastino, Raimondo Zucca: Un nuovo Titulus della Cohors Ligurum in Sardinia e il problema dell'organizzazione militare della Sardegna nel I secolo DC , pp. 383-410, here pp. 399-400 ( online ).
2. ^ ^{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. 49, 52
3. ^ Antonio Sanciu, Paola Pala, Mario Sanges: Un nuovo diploma militare dalla Sardegna In: Journal for papyrology and epigraphy . Volume 186 (2013), pp. 301-306, here p. 304.
4. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 34 ), 96 ( CIL 16, 40 ) and 102 ( ZPE-186-301 ).