Cohors I Ituraeorum (Syria)

The Cohors I Ituraeorum [sagittariorum or sagittaria] ( German 1st cohort from Ituräa [the archers] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by military diplomas.

Name components

Ituraeorum : from Ituraea . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited in the Iturea region when the unit was established .

sagittariorum or sagittaria : the archer.

Since there are no references to the additions milliaria (1000 men) and equitata (partly 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 Syria and Dacia . It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 88-110.

The first evidence of unity in the province of Syria is based on diplomas dated to the year 88. In the diplomas, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Syria ) that were stationed in the province. Another diploma, dated 93, proves unity in the same province.

The first evidence of unity in Dacia is based on a diploma dated to the year 109. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Dacia ) that were stationed in the province. Another diploma, dated 110, proves unity in the same province.

Locations

Locations of the cohort in Dacia may have been:

Moigrad ( Porolissum )
Romita (Certia)

Bricks with the stamps of the cohort were found at Moigrad and Romita.

Members of the cohort

Members of the cohort are not known.

Further cohorts with the designation Cohors I Ituraeorum

There were 3 other cohorts named Cohors I Ituraeorum :

Cohors I Augusta Ituraeorum : She is documented by military diplomas from 80 to 179 and was stationed in the provinces of Syria , Pannonia and Dacia .
Cohors I Ituraeorum (Mauretania Tingitana) : She is documented by diplomas from 104 to 162/203 and was stationed in the province of Mauretania Tingitana .
Cohors I Ituraeorum (Thracia) : It is documented by diplomas from 88 to 101 and was stationed in the provinces of Germania , Moesia , Thracia and Cappadocia .

Individual evidence

↑ 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 , page 437 , 441.
^ Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004, pp. 64, 169, 172 tables 11, 14 ( PDF pp. 66, 171, 174 ).
↑ Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 35 , AE 2006, 1838 ), 93 ( AE 2008, 1753 ), 109 ( RMD 3, 148 ) and 110 ( CIL 16, 57 ).
^ Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu: Alae et Cohortes Daciae et Moesiae. A review and update of J. Spaul's Ala and Cohors In: Acta Musei Napocensis 39-40 / I Cluj-Napoca, 2002-2003 (2004), pp. 259-296, here pp. 286-287 ( online ).
^ Ovidiu Țentea: Ex Oriente ad Danubium. The Syrian auxiliary units on the Danube frontier of the Roman Empire Publisher: Mega Publishing House, Editor: Center of Roman Military Studies 6, ISBN 978-606-543-206-2 , doi : 10.13140 / RG.2.1.4246.1604 , p. 15-17, 55-59, 136-137, 159, 197 ( online ).

[jsp-1] 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 , page 437 , 441.

[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, pp. 64, 169, 172 tables 11, 14 ( PDF pp. 66, 171, 174 ).

[MD-3] Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 35 , AE 2006, 1838 ), 93 ( AE 2008, 1753 ), 109 ( RMD 3, 148 ) and 110 ( CIL 16, 57 ).

[ot-fmp-4] Ovidiu Țentea, Florian Matei-Popescu: Alae et Cohortes Daciae et Moesiae. A review and update of J. Spaul's Ala and Cohors In: Acta Musei Napocensis 39-40 / I Cluj-Napoca, 2002-2003 (2004), pp. 259-296, here pp. 286-287 ( online ).

[ot_2012-5] Ovidiu Țentea: Ex Oriente ad Danubium. The Syrian auxiliary units on the Danube frontier of the Roman Empire Publisher: Mega Publishing House, Editor: Center of Roman Military Studies 6, ISBN 978-606-543-206-2 , doi : 10.13140 / RG.2.1.4246.1604 , p. 15-17, 55-59, 136-137, 159, 197 ( online ).