Cohors I Pannoniorum (Mauretania Caesariensis)

This article deals with the Cohors I Pannoniorum stationed in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis . For other units with this name see Cohors I Pannoniorum .

The Cohors I Pannoniorum ( German  1st cohort of the Pannonians ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and 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 ...

• Pannoniorum : the Pannonian . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the various tribes of the Pannonians in the area of ​​the Roman province of Pannonia when the unit was established .

Since there are no references to the additions to the name milliaria (1000 men) and equitata (partially mounted), it can be assumed that it is a Cohors quingenaria peditata , a pure infantry cohort. 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 military diplomas for the years 107 to 152 AD.

The first evidence of unity in Mauretania Caesariensis is based on a diploma dated 107. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Mauretania Caesariensis ) that were stationed in the province. Another diploma, dated 152, proves unity in the same province.

The final evidence of the cohort is based on two Roman milestones dated to 201/204.

Locations

Locations of the cohort in Mauretania Caesariensis were possibly:

• Caesarea (Cherchell): two inscriptions have been found here.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

Commanders

• Iuliu [s] []: he is named on the diploma of 152 as a commander.

Others

Breucus ( CIL 8, 21041 ) Dexter, a Centurion ( CIL 8, 21041 ) Diernaeus: the diploma of 152 was issued to him.

Licco ( CIL 8, 21041 ) Q (uintus) ( CIL 8, 21033 )

See also

List of Roman auxiliary units

Roman forces in Mauretania Caesariensis

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

Remarks

1. ↑ The scenario given here is based on two cohorts: the Cohors I Pannoniorum (Aegyptus) , which was stationed in the province of Aegyptus and the Cohors I Pannoniorum (Mauretania Caesariensis) , which was stationed in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 107 ( CIL 16, 56 ) and 152 ( ZPE-177-267 ).
2. ^ ^{A b} John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 315-316, 335, 338.
3. ^ 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 ).
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Werner Eck : New testimonials to two well-known imperial civil rights constitutions (Africa and Mauretania) In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Volume 177 (2011), pp. 263–271, here pp. 268–270 ( online ).
5. ↑ Milestones ( CIL 8, 22604 , CIL 8, 22611 ).
6. ↑ Inscriptions from Cherchell ( CIL 8, 21033 , CIL 8, 21041 )