Cohors I Lingonum

A building inscription of the cohort found in Longovicium ( RIB 1091 )

The Cohors I Lingonum [equitata] [Gordiana] ( German  1st cohort of Lingons [partially mounted] [the Gordian] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas , inscriptions and a lead seal.

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 ...

• Lingonum : the lingon . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Lingon people in the Roman province of Gallia Belgica when the unit was established .

• equitata : partially mounted. The unit was a mixed association of infantry and cavalry. The addition appears in three inscriptions.

• Gordiana : the Gordian. A title of honor that refers to Gordian III. (238-244) refers. The addition appears in two inscriptions.

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 province of Britannia . It is listed on military diplomas for the years 105-132 AD.

The first evidence of unity in Britannia is based on a diploma dated 105. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Britannia ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 122 to 132, prove unity in the same province.

The last evidence of the cohort is based on two inscriptions dated 238/244.

Locations

Cohort locations in Britannia may have been:

Bremenium ( High Rochester ): an inscription and a lead seal with the stamp of the unit were found here.

Longovicium ( Lanchester ): several inscriptions have been found here.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

Commanders

C (aius) Caesidius Dexter, a prefect ( CIL 11, 6033 ). He was also prefect of the Ala Classiana . Claudius Epaphroditus Claudianus , a tribune Fulvius Felix , a prefect

Marcus Aurelius Quirinus , a prefect Publius Aelius Atticus , a prefect

See also

List of Roman auxiliary units

Roman forces in Britannia

Web links

Commons : Cohors I Lingonum  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 2257 - Cohors I Lingonum. Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB), accessed January 9, 2017 . 

literature

• 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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Inscriptions with equitata ( CIL 11, 6033 , RIB 1276 , RIB 3262 ).
2. ↑ ^{a b} inscriptions with Gordiana ( RIB 1091 , RIB 1092 )
3. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 105 ( CIL 16, 51 ), 122 ( AE 2008, 800 , CIL 16, 69 , RMD 5, 360 ) and 132 ( ZPE-174-189 ).
4. ^ ^{A b} John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 173-176, 178.
5. ^ 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. 157 Table 1 ( PDF ).
6. ↑ Inscription from Bremenium ( RIB 1276 ).
7. ^ Lead seal from Bremenium : Stamp CIL ( AE 2004, 863 ).
8. ↑ inscriptions from Longovicium ( RIB 1073 , RIB 1075 , RIB 1091 , RIB 1092 , RIB 3262 ).