Cohors I Tyriorum

The Cohors I Tyriorum [sagittariorum or sagittaria] ( German 1st cohort from Tire [the archers ] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

Tyriorum : from Tire . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the city of Tire and its surroundings when the unit was set up .

sagittariorum or sagittaria : the archer. The addition appears in the military diplomas from 105 to 146 and in the inscription ( CIL 11, 1934 ).

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 provinces of Moesia , Moesia inferior, and Dacia inferior (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas for the years 69/79 to 167/168 AD.

The first evidence of unity in the province of Moesia is based on a military diploma dated 69/79. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Moesia ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated from 75 to 116, prove the unit in the same province (or from 99 in Moesia inferior ).

The first evidence of unity in the province of Dacia Inferior is based on a diploma dated 129/130. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Dacia ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated from 129/130 to 167/168, prove unity in the same 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) Atilius Glabrio, a prefect ( CIL 11, 1934 )
Lucius Rutilius Ravonianus : he is named on the diplomas of 105 and 107 as a commander.

L (ucius) Valerius [], a prefect ( CIL 3, 8716 ); he was also prefect of the Ala Moesica .

Others

Hebrenus, a foot soldier: the diploma of 107 was issued to him.

Tarsa, a foot soldier: the diploma of 105 was issued to him.

Individual evidence

^ ^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 , p. 454
^ 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. 166, 171 tables 9, 13 ( PDF p. 168, 173 ).
↑ ^a ^b 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. 294-295 ( online ).
↑ Military diplomas of the years 69/79 ( EDCS 7 ), 75 ( AE 2008, 1713 , AE 2009, 1800 , RMM 1 ), 97 ( RMD 5, 337 ), 99 ( CIL 16, 45 , RMM 8 , ZPE-180- 295 ), 105 ( RMM 10 ), 107 ( AE 2009, 1803 ), 116 ( AE 2006, 1863 ), 129/130 ( RMD 5, 376 ), 129/138 ( AE 2003, 2045 ), 140 ( RMD 1, 39 ), 146 ( RMD 4, 269 , ZPE-176-225 ) and 167/168 ( RMD 5, 442 ).
↑ Werner Eck , Andreas Pangerl: Moesia and his troops II: New diplomas for Moesia, Moesia inferior, and Moesia superior In: Chiron , Volume 39 (2009), pp. 505-589, here p. 518 ( online ).

[jsp-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 , p. 454

[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, p. 166, 171 tables 9, 13 ( PDF p. 168, 173 ).

[ot-3] 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. 294-295 ( online ).

[MD-4] Military diplomas of the years 69/79 ( EDCS 7 ), 75 ( AE 2008, 1713 , AE 2009, 1800 , RMM 1 ), 97 ( RMD 5, 337 ), 99 ( CIL 16, 45 , RMM 8 , ZPE-180- 295 ), 105 ( RMM 10 ), 107 ( AE 2009, 1803 ), 116 ( AE 2006, 1863 ), 129/130 ( RMD 5, 376 ), 129/138 ( AE 2003, 2045 ), 140 ( RMD 1, 39 ), 146 ( RMD 4, 269 , ZPE-176-225 ) and 167/168 ( RMD 5, 442 ).

[we1-5] Werner Eck , Andreas Pangerl: Moesia and his troops II: New diplomas for Moesia, Moesia inferior, and Moesia superior In: Chiron , Volume 39 (2009), pp. 505-589, here p. 518 ( online ).