Cohors V Callaecorum Lucensium

The military diploma of AD 133 for Pannonia superior ( CIL 16, 76 )

Inscription naming the cohort from the Crumerum garrison ( CIL 03, 10602 )

The Cohors V Callaecorum Lucensium [Antoniniana] [equitata] ( German 5th cohort of Callaecers from the conventus Lucensis [the Antoninian] [partially mounted] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas , inscriptions and brick stamps.

Name components

Callaecorum Lucensium : [the] Callaecer from the conventus Lucensis . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Callaecer people in the area of the conventus Lucensis (with the capital Lucus Augusti ) when the unit was established .

Antoniniana : the Antoninian. The addition appears in the inscription ( CIL 3, 3664 ). The honorary designation can be dated to 198 AD and in this case does not refer to Caracalla (211-217).

equitata : partially mounted. The unit, like the Cohors IV Callaecorum Lucensium, was possibly a mixed association of infantry and cavalry.

Since there is no reference to the addition of milliaria (1000 men) to the name , the unit was either a Cohors (quingenaria) peditata , a pure infantry cohort, with a nominal strength of 480 men or a Cohors (quingenaria) equitata with a nominal strength of 600 men (480 infantry and 120 riders), consisting of 6 centuries of infantry with 80 men each and 4 tower cavalry with 30 riders each.

history

The cohort was stationed in the provinces of Illyricum , Pannonia, and Pannonia Superior (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas dated 60, 84, 85, 112, 113, 133, 134, 146, 148, 149, 154, 155/156, 159, and 161 AD.

The cohort may have been stationed in the Illyricum province since the reign of Tiberius (14–37) . The first evidence of unity in the province is based on a military diploma dated 60. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops that were stationed in the province.

The first evidence of unity in the province of Pannonia is based on a military diploma dated 84. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Pannonia ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas prove the unit in the same province (or from 112 in Pannonia Superior ). An honorary inscription for Emperor Septimius Severus (193–211), erected by the cohort in the northern Pannonian garrison town of Crumerum ( Nyergesújfalu ) on the Danube , dated to AD 197/198. In line 15 of the inscription, the name ANTON ( iniana) added later:

Imp (eratori) Caes (ari) divi
Marci Antonini
Germanici Sarma (tici)
fil (io) divi Antonini ne-
p (oti) divi Hadriani pro-
n [ep] ot [id] ivi Traiani
[Parthici entsepoti]
divi Nervae adnep [ oti]
L (ucio) Septimio Sever [o]
Pertina [ci A] ug (usto) Arabic (o)
Adiabenico pontifici
Parthico maximo trib (unicia)
potest (ate) VI imp (eratori) XI co (n) s (uli)
II proco (n) s (uli) coh (ors) VG [all (aecorum)]
Luc (ensium) Anton (iniana)

Translation: "To the emperor Caesar, son of the deified Marcus Antoninus, the Germanen and Sarmatian victor, grandson of the deified Antoninus, great-grandson of the deified Hadrian, great-great-grandson of the deified Trajan, the Parthian victor, the great-great-grandson of the deified Nerva, Lucius Septimius August Severus Pertinus the Arab and the Parthian Adiabene, the Pontifex Maximus, who is the sixth holder of the power of a tribune, appointed emperor for the eleventh time, and consul and proconsul for the second time. The 5th cohort of Callaecers from the conventus Lucensis [Antoniniana]. "

Locations

Locations of the cohort in Pannonia Superior were possibly:

Crumerum :
Gerulata :

A brick with the stamp CV CALL was found at Slankamen , which indicates the presence of the unit in Pannonia Inferior .

Military diploma from 149 with naming of the commander Titus Flavius Modestus and the foot soldier Dasmenus

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known.

Commanders

Antonius Iulianus, a prefect (around 169–177) ( CIL 3, 3662 )
C (aius) Gellius Exoratus, a prefect ( CIL 3, 14542 )
L. Valerius Valerianus, a prefect (around 178-183) ( AE 1966, 495 )

T (itus) Flavius Modestus: he is named on the diploma of 149 as the commander of the cohort.

Others

Dasmenus, a foot soldier: the diploma of 149 was issued to him.

Remarks

↑ For details on the military diplomas (literature, dates etc.) see the disc page.
↑ ^a ^b See in the article the section Garrison or Troops as well as the individual references and literature given there.

Web links

Commons : Cohors V Callaecorum Lucensium - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Margaret M. Roxan : The Auxilia of the Roman Army raised in the Iberian Peninsula Volume 1. (PDF 23.5 MB) discovery.ucl.ac.uk, 1973, pp. 68, 72-73, 467 -468, 485-490 (65, 69-70, 464-465, 482-487) , accessed May 2, 2017 .
^ ^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 , p. 87
^ 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. 172 table 14 ( PDF p. 174 ).
↑ Margaret M. Roxan: The Auxilia of the Roman Army raised in the Iberian Peninsula Volume 2. (PDF 9.8 MB) discovery.ucl.ac.uk, 1973, p. 183 (762) , accessed on May 2, 2017 (English).
↑ Military diplomas of the years 60 ( CIL 16, 4 ), 84 ( CIL 16, 30 ), 85 ( CIL 16, 31 ), 112 ( RMD 4, 223 ), 113 ( RMD 2, 86 ), 133 ( CIL 16, 76 , CIL 16, 77 ), 134 ( RMD 4, 250 ), 146 ( CIL 16, 178 ), 148 ( CIL 16, 96 ), 149 ( CIL 16, 97 ), 154 ( CIL 16, 104 ), 155/156 ( RMD 5, 416 ), 159 ( RMD 5, 422 ) and 161 ( RMD 3, 176 , RMD 5, 430 ).
↑ ubi erat lipa: 8091 honorary inscription for Emperor Septimius Severus ; accessed on May 10, 2018

[MD-6] For details on the military diplomas (literature, dates etc.) see the disc page.

[ST-8] See in the article the section Garrison or Troops as well as the individual references and literature given there.

[mmr1-1] Margaret M. Roxan : The Auxilia of the Roman Army raised in the Iberian Peninsula Volume 1. (PDF 23.5 MB) discovery.ucl.ac.uk, 1973, pp. 68, 72-73, 467 -468, 485-490 (65, 69-70, 464-465, 482-487) , accessed May 2, 2017 .

[jsp-2] 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 , p. 87

[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. 172 table 14 ( PDF p. 174 ).

[mmr2-4] Margaret M. Roxan: The Auxilia of the Roman Army raised in the Iberian Peninsula Volume 2. (PDF 9.8 MB) discovery.ucl.ac.uk, 1973, p. 183 (762) , accessed on May 2, 2017 (English).

[MD-5] Military diplomas of the years 60 ( CIL 16, 4 ), 84 ( CIL 16, 30 ), 85 ( CIL 16, 31 ), 112 ( RMD 4, 223 ), 113 ( RMD 2, 86 ), 133 ( CIL 16, 76 , CIL 16, 77 ), 134 ( RMD 4, 250 ), 146 ( CIL 16, 178 ), 148 ( CIL 16, 96 ), 149 ( CIL 16, 97 ), 154 ( CIL 16, 104 ), 155/156 ( RMD 5, 416 ), 159 ( RMD 5, 422 ) and 161 ( RMD 3, 176 , RMD 5, 430 ).

[7] ubi erat lipa: 8091 honorary inscription for Emperor Septimius Severus ; accessed on May 10, 2018