Cohors XI Gallorum

The Cohors XI Gallorum ( German 11th cohort of the Gauls ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by an inscription.

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 only evidence of unity is based on the inscription ( CIL 3, 8439 ), which is dated to the 1st century AD. The inscription was found in Narona in the province of Dalmatia .

Locations

The locations of the cohort are not known.

Members of the cohort

Members of the cohort are not known because the soldier's name cannot be read in the inscription.

Individual evidence

↑ 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 , page 151 -152, 172

[jsp-1] 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 , page 151 -152, 172