Cohors I Ulpia Galatarum

The military diploma of the year 139 ( CIL 16, 87 )

The Cohors I Ulpia Galatarum ( German 1st ulpian cohort of the Galatians ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

Ulpia : the Ulpian. The honorary designation refers to Emperor Trajan , whose full name is Marcus Ulpius Traianus .

Galatarum : the Galatians . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Galatians in the Roman province of Galatia when the unit was established .

Since there are no references to the additions 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 probably set up together with the Cohors II Ulpia Galatarum and other units by Trajan around 112/113 AD during the preparation for his Parthian War.

The first evidence of unity in the province of Syria Palestine is based on a military diploma dated 136/137 AD. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman forces in Syria ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 139 to 186, prove unity in the same province.

The unit is mentioned for the last time on an inscription that is dated to the year 238. Presumably the cohort was part of the exercitus Aquilensis at that time .

Locations

The locations of the cohort were:

Aquileia : An inscription indicates the presence (of parts) of the cohort in Aquileia around 238. ( AE 1934, 230 )

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

Commanders

The commanders had the rank of prefect .

Fl (avius) Adiutor (around 238) ( AE 1934, 230 )
M. Ulpius Tryphon Megas Antoninianus

T. Statilius Frontonianus

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Julian Bennett: The Regular Roman Auxiliary Regiments Formed from the Provinces of Asia Minor , ANATOLICA XXXVII, 2011, pp. 251-274 here p. 267, ( PDF p. 17 ).
^ ^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. 390, 395
^ 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. 173 ( PDF, p. 175 table 15 ).
↑ Military diplomas of the years 136/137 ( RMD 3, 160 ), 139 ( CIL 16, 87 ), 142 ( RMM 29 ), 149/160 ( RMD 1, 60 ), 158 ( ZPE-157-190 , ZPE-159- 283 ), 160 ( AE 2005, 1730 , AE 2011, 1810 , RMD 3, 173 , RMM 41 ) and 186 ( RMD 1, 69 ).

[jb-1] Julian Bennett: The Regular Roman Auxiliary Regiments Formed from the Provinces of Asia Minor , ANATOLICA XXXVII, 2011, pp. 251-274 here p. 267, ( PDF p. 17 ).

[jsp-2] 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. 390, 395

[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. 173 ( PDF, p. 175 table 15 ).

[MD-4] Military diplomas of the years 136/137 ( RMD 3, 160 ), 139 ( CIL 16, 87 ), 142 ( RMM 29 ), 149/160 ( RMD 1, 60 ), 158 ( ZPE-157-190 , ZPE-159- 283 ), 160 ( AE 2005, 1730 , AE 2011, 1810 , RMD 3, 173 , RMM 41 ) and 186 ( RMD 1, 69 ).