Cohors Parthorum

The Cohors Parthorum ( German cohort of the Parthians ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by two inscriptions.

Name components

Parthorum : [the] Parthian . When the unit was set up, the soldiers of the cohort were presumably recruited from the peoples who lived along the Euphrates . The Euphrates formed the border with the Parthian Empire.

Since there are no references to the additions milliaria (1000 men) and equitata (partly 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 unity is only attested by two inscriptions from Mauretania Tingitana . Presumably the cohort was set up by Septimius Severus and stationed at the Limes Mauretaniae south of Volubilis .

Locations

Locations of the cohort in Mauretania Tingitana were possibly:

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Members of the cohort

A commander of the cohort, L (ucius) Fabius Flaccus , a prefect , is known by the inscription ( AE 1956, 62 ).

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d 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. 437,448

[jsp-1] A ^b ^c ^d 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. 437,448