Cohors V Lingonum

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The Cohors V Lingonum [Antoniniana] [Philippiana] ( German  5th cohort of Lingons [the Antoninian] [the Philippian] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas , inscriptions and brick stamps.

Name components

  • 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 ...
  • Lingonum : the lingon . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the Lingon people in the Roman province of Gallia Belgica when the unit was established .
  • Antoniniana : the Antoninian. An honorific designation that refers to Caracalla (211-217) or Elagabal (218-222). The addition appears in two inscriptions.
  • Philippiana : the Philippian. An honorary title that refers to Philip Arabs (244–249). The addition appears in an inscription.

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 provinces of Dacia and Dacia Porolissensis (in that order). It is listed on military diplomas for the years 110 to 164 AD.

The first evidence of unity in Dacia is based on a diploma dated 110. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Armed Forces in Dacia ) that were stationed in the province. Further diplomas, dated 114 to 164, prove the unit in the same province (or from 117/138 in Dacia Porolissensis ).

The last evidence of unity is based on an inscription dated 245/249.

Locations

Locations of the cohort in Dacia may have been:

  • Porolissum : three inscriptions and numerous bricks with the stamp of unity were found here.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known.

See also

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

  1. ^ Inscriptions with Antoniniana ( AE 1958, 232 , CIL 3, 7638 ).
  2. ↑ a b inscription with Philippiana ( AE 1944, 55 ).
  3. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 110 ( CIL 16, 163 ), 114 ( RMD 4, 226 ), 117/138 ( ZPE-208-273 ), 130/131 ( RMD 5, 378 ), 142 ( ZPE-191-272 ), 151 ( RMD 5, 404 ), 154 ( RMD 1, 47 ), 161/162 ( RMD 3, 177 ) and 164 ( AE 2007, 1764 , AMN-2006 / 07-203 , CIL 16, 185 , RMD 1, 64 ).
  4. ^ A b John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 173-174, 182.
  5. ^ Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004, pp. 169–170, tables 11–12 ( PDF ).
  6. ↑ Inscriptions from Porolissum ( AE 1944, 55 , AE 1958, 232 , CIL 3, 7638 ).
  7. ↑ Bricks from Porolissum : Stamp CVL ( AMP-2015-204,19 , IDR-App-01-69, 00001 to IDR-App-01-69, 00118 , ILD 00679b ).