Cohors VIII Gallorum
The Cohors VIII Gallorum ( German 8th cohort of the Gauls ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by military diplomas.
Name components
- Gallorum : the Gaul . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the various tribes of the Gauls in the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis when the unit was established .
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 Moesia Province . It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 75 to 78.
The first evidence of unity in Moesia is based on a diploma dated to the year 75. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Moesia ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated 78, prove unity in the same province.
Since there is no evidence of their existence after this point in time, the cohort may have been disbanded due to losses in Domitian's Dacian War .
Locations
The locations of the cohort are not known.
Members of the cohort
The following members of the cohort are known.
Commanders
- Ti (berius) Claudius []: he is named on one of the diplomas of 78 ( AE 2008, 1728 ) as the commander of the cohort.
Others
- Secundus, a foot soldier: one of the diplomas of 78 ( AE 2008, 1728 ) was issued to him.
See also
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 978-1-84171-046-4 , p 151-152, 172
- ↑ Military diplomas of the years 75 ( RMD 1, 2 ) and 78 ( AE 2008, 1728 , CIL 16, 22 , ZPE-173-237 ).