Cohors I Sunucorum

The Cohors I Sunucorum ( German 1st cohort of the Sunuker ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions. In the inscriptions she is referred to as Cohors I Sunicorum .

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 ...

Sunucorum or Sunicorum : the Sunuker . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Germanic Sunuker tribe when the unit was set up.

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 province of Britannia . It is listed on military diplomas for the years 122-132 AD.

Tacitus mentions in his Historiae (Book IV, Chapter 66) that Iulius Civilis established a cohort from the Sunuker tribe. This unit then probably came to Britain around 71 with Quintus Petillius Cerialis . The first evidence of unity in Britannia is based on diplomas dated 122. In the diplomas, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Britannia ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 124 to 132, prove unity in the same province.

The last evidence of the cohort is based on an inscription dated 198/209.

Locations

Cohort locations in Britain may have been:

Segontium ( Caernarfon ): an inscription was found here.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

Commanders

Marcus Iunius Claudianus : he is named on the diploma of 124 as a commander.

Others

[?], a foot soldier: the diploma of 124 was issued for him.
Iulius Aventinus, a soldier ( AE 1914, 293 )

Web links

2532 - Cohors I Sunicorum. Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB), accessed February 11, 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

↑ Military diplomas of the years 122 ( AE 2008, 800 , CIL 16, 69 ), 124 ( CIL 16, 70 ), 127 ( RMD 4, 240 ) and 132 ( ZPE-174-189 ).
^ ^A ^b ^c John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 234, 248.
^ 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 ).
↑ ^a ^b inscription ( RIB 430 ).

[MD-1] Military diplomas of the years 122 ( AE 2008, 800 , CIL 16, 69 ), 124 ( CIL 16, 70 ), 127 ( RMD 4, 240 ) and 132 ( ZPE-174-189 ).

[jsp-2] A ^b ^c John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 234, 248.

[js-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. 157 Table 1 ( PDF ).

[IN-ST1-4] scription ( RIB 430 ).