Cohors V Delmatarum (Mauretania Tingitana)

The Cohors V Delmatarum (or Dalmatarum ) [civium Romanorum] ( German 5th cohort of the Delmater (or Dalmater) [of the Roman citizens] ) 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 .

V : The Roman number stands for the ordinal number the fifth ( Latin quinta ). Hence the name of this military unit is pronounced as Cohors quinta ...

Delmatarum or Dalmatarum : the Delmater . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Illyrian tribe of the Delmater on the territory of the Roman province of Dalmatia when the unit was set up . Both name variants can be found in the military diplomas.

civium Romanorum : the Roman citizen. The soldiers of the unit had been granted Roman citizenship at one point in time. However, this did not apply to soldiers who were accepted into the unit after this point in time. They received Roman citizenship only with their honorable farewell ( Honesta missio ) after 25 years of service. The addition occurs in military diplomas from 122 to 156/157.

Since there are no references to the additions to the name 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 stationed in the province of Mauretania Tingitana . It is listed on military diplomas for the years AD 88 to 162/203.

The first evidence in Mauretania Tingitana is based on a diploma dated 88. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman forces in Mauretania ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated 104 to 162/203, prove 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:

Publius Servilius Africanus : he is named on the diploma of 144 as a commander.
Damanaeus, a foot soldier: the diploma of 144 was issued to him.

literature

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

Individual evidence

↑ Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 159 ), 104 ( ZPE-146-255 ), 109 ( CIL 16, 161 ), 122 ( CIL 16, 73 ), 131 ( RMD 3, 157 ), 135 ( RMD 5, 382 ), 138/161 ( Epigraphica-2016-516 ), 144 ( RMD 5, 398 ), 153 ( RMD 5, 409 , RMD 5, 410 , RMD 5, 411 , RMM 34 , ZPE-153-202 , ZPE- 162-244 ), 156/157 ( CIL 16, 181 , CIL 16, 182 ) and 162/203 ( RMD 3, 186 ).

↑ John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 299-300, 308

^ 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. 176 Table 18 ( PDF ).

^ Paul Holder : A diploma for Mauretania Tingitana of December 22, 144 In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Volume 149 (2004), pp. 275-281, here pp. 280-281 ( online ).

[MD-1] Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 159 ), 104 ( ZPE-146-255 ), 109 ( CIL 16, 161 ), 122 ( CIL 16, 73 ), 131 ( RMD 3, 157 ), 135 ( RMD 5, 382 ), 138/161 ( Epigraphica-2016-516 ), 144 ( RMD 5, 398 ), 153 ( RMD 5, 409 , RMD 5, 410 , RMD 5, 411 , RMM 34 , ZPE-153-202 , ZPE- 162-244 ), 156/157 ( CIL 16, 181 , CIL 16, 182 ) and 162/203 ( RMD 3, 186 ).

[jsp-2] John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 299-300, 308

[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. 176 Table 18 ( PDF ).

[ph-4] Paul Holder : A diploma for Mauretania Tingitana of December 22, 144 In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Volume 149 (2004), pp. 275-281, here pp. 280-281 ( online ).