Cohors I milliaria Sagittariorum

The military diploma of the year 90 ( RMD 5, 332 )

The Cohors I milliaria Sagittariorum ( German 1st cohort milliaria of archers ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by military diplomas.

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 ...

milliaria : 1000 men. Depending on whether it is a Cohors milliaria peditata , a pure infantry cohort or a Cohors milliaria equitata , a mixed association of infantry and cavalry, the nominal strength of the unit was either 800 or 1040 men.

Sagittariorum : the archer.

Since there is no reference to the addition of equitata (partially mounted) to the name , it can be assumed that it is a Cohors milliaria peditata , a pure infantry cohort. The nominal strength of the unit was 800 men, consisting of 10 Centuries with 80 men each.

history

The cohort was stationed in the province of Iudaea . It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 86 to 90.

The first evidence of unity in Iudaea is based on a diploma dated 86. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Iudaea ) that were stationed in the province. Another diploma, dated 90, proves 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:

Honaenus, a foot soldier: the diploma of 86 was issued to him.
Lucius Pedusius Herennianus : he is named on the diploma of 86 as a commander.

Web links

Commons : Cohors I milliaria Sagittariorum - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Military diplomas of the years 86 ( SCI-2010-21 ) and 90 ( RMD 5, 332 ).

↑ ^a ^b Werner Eck : A Second Constitution for the Auxiliary Troops in Judaea in 86 AD In: Scripta Classica Israelica , Volume XXIX (2010), pp. 21–31, here pp. 27–28 ( online ).

^ 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 Table 15 ( PDF ).

[MD-1] Military diplomas of the years 86 ( SCI-2010-21 ) and 90 ( RMD 5, 332 ).

[we-2] Werner Eck : A Second Constitution for the Auxiliary Troops in Judaea in 86 AD In: Scripta Classica Israelica , Volume XXIX (2010), pp. 21–31, here pp. 27–28 ( online ).

[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 Table 15 ( PDF ).