Cohors I Hamiorum (Syria)
The Cohors I Hamiorum [milliaria] [civium Romanorum] ( German 1st cohort from Hama [1000 men] [the Roman citizens] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by two inscriptions.
Name components
- Cohors : The cohort was an infantry unit of the auxiliary troops in the Roman army .
- I : The Roman number stands for the ordinal number, the first ( Latin prima ). Hence the name of this military unit is pronounced as Cohors prima ...
- Hamiorum : from Hama . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the city of Hama and the surrounding area when the unit was set up.
- milliaria : 1000 men. Depending on whether it was an infantry cohort ( Cohors milliaria peditata ) or a mixed association of infantry and cavalry ( Cohors milliaria equitata ), the nominal strength of the unit was either 800 or 1040 men. The addition appears in an inscription.
- 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 an inscription.
Since there is no reference to the addition of equitata (partially mounted) to the name , it can be assumed that it is a Cohors milliaria peditata , a pure infantry cohort. The nominal strength of the unit was 800 men, consisting of 10 Centuries with 80 men each.
history
The cohort was stationed in the province of Syria in the 2nd century AD . It is proven by two inscriptions, one of which proves its stationing in Syria .
Locations
The locations of the cohort are not known.
Members of the cohort
The following members of the cohort are known:
- Marcus Valerius Maximianus , a prefect
- Flavius Cornelius Rufinus ( CIL 13, 3684 )