Cohors V Delmatarum (Germania)

The Cohors V Delmatarum (or Dalmatarum ) ( German 5th cohort of the Delmater or Dalmater ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas and inscriptions.

Name components

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 the name variants can be found in the inscriptions as well as in the military diplomas.

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 first evidence of unity in the province of Germania is based on a military diploma dated to the year 74. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Germania ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated between 90 and 134, prove the unit in the province of Germania Superior .

Locations

Locations of the cohort in Germania were possibly:

Aquae Mattiacorum (Wiesbaden): The tombstone of Dassius was found in Wiesbaden.
Arnsburg
Heilbronn-Böckingen : A brick with the stamp of the unit was found in Böckingen. ( AE 1900, 00215c )

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known.

Capito, a centurion ( CIL 13, 7039 )
Dassius, a soldier ( CIL 13, 7581 )

Talanius, a soldier ( CIL 13, 7039 )
Victorinus Urso, a Centurion (around 180/192) ( AE 1992, 1290 )

Other cohorts named Cohors V Delmatarum

There was another cohort, the Cohors V Delmatarum (Mauretania Tingitana) , stationed in the Mauretania Tingitana province .

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c 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. 299-300, 309
^ 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. 159 ( PDF p. 161 table 3 ).
↑ Military diplomas of the years 74 ( CIL 16, 20 ), 90 ( CIL 16, 36 , RMD 5, 333 ), 116 ( CIL 16, 62 ), 118 ( RMD 5, 348 ), 129 ( RMD 2, 90 ) and 134 ( CIL 16, 80 ).
↑ 18. Arnsburg Castle. German Limes Commission , accessed on June 30, 2017 .

[jsp-1] A ^b ^c 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. 299-300, 309

[js-2] 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. 159 ( PDF p. 161 table 3 ).

[MD-3] Military diplomas of the years 74 ( CIL 16, 20 ), 90 ( CIL 16, 36 , RMD 5, 333 ), 116 ( CIL 16, 62 ), 118 ( RMD 5, 348 ), 129 ( RMD 2, 90 ) and 134 ( CIL 16, 80 ).

[dlk-4] 18. Arnsburg Castle. German Limes Commission , accessed on June 30, 2017 .