Cohors I Nurritanorum

The Cohors I Nurritanorum ( German  1st cohort of the Nurritans ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by a military diploma and inscriptions.

Name components

• Nurritanorum : the Nurritan. The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Nurritan people in the Roman province of Sardinia et Corsica when the unit was established .

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 Mauretania Caesariensis province . It is listed on a military diploma for the year 107 AD. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman forces in Mauretania ) that were stationed in the province.

Locations

The locations of the cohort are not known.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

Commanders

• C (aius) Castricius Vetulus, a prefect ( CIL 11, 6010 ). He was also the tribune of the Cohors III Ulpia Petraeorum .
• Q (uintus) Aelius Rufinus Polianus, a prefect ( CIL 8, 4292 ). He was also prefect of the Cohors VI Commagenorum .

See also

• List of Roman auxiliary units
• Roman forces in Mauretania

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} 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, 51
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, p. 175 Table 17 ( PDF p. 177 ).
3. ^ Military diploma of the year 107 ( CIL 16, 56 ).