Cohors I Pannoniorum (Aegyptus)

This article deals with the Cohors I Pannoniorum stationed in the province of Aegyptus . For other units with this name see Cohors I Pannoniorum .

The Cohors I Pannoniorum ( German  1st cohort of the Pannonians ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by military diplomas , inscriptions, a papyrus and the Notitia dignitatum . In the military diploma of 179, the papyrus and the Notitia dignitatum, the unit is referred to as the Cohors I Augusta Pannoniorum .

Name components

• Cohors : The cohort was an infantry unit of the auxiliary troops in the Roman army .

• I : The Roman number stands for the ordinal number, the first ( Latin prima ). Hence the name of this military unit is pronounced as Cohors prima ...

• Augusta : the Augustan tables. The honorary title refers to Augustus .

• Pannoniorum : the Pannonian . The soldiers of the cohort were recruited from the various tribes of the Pannonians in the area of ​​the Roman province of Pannonia when the unit was established .

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 Aegyptus . It is listed on military diplomas for the years 83 to 206 AD.

The first evidence of unity in the province of Aegyptus is based on a diploma dated 83. In the diploma, the cohort is listed as part of the troops (see Roman Forces in Aegyptus ) that were stationed in the province. Other diplomas, dated between 105 and 206, prove unity in the same province.

The unit was last mentioned in the Notitia dignitatum with the name Cohors prima Augusta Pannoniorum for the Tohu site. She was part of the troops that were under the High Command of the Comes limitis Aegypti .

Locations

Cohort locations in Aegyptus may have been:

Alexandria : A papyrus shows that members of the unit were there on May 26, 267.

Tohu: The unit is listed in the Notitia dignitatum for this location.

Members of the cohort

The following members of the cohort are known:

Gaius Trebius Iunianus , a prefect

Aemilius Iuncus , a prefect

See also

List of Roman auxiliary units List of military units in the Notitia dignitatum

Roman forces in Aegyptus

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

Remarks

1. ↑ The scenario given here is based on two cohorts: the Cohors I Pannoniorum (Aegyptus) , which was stationed in the province of Aegyptus and the Cohors I Pannoniorum (Mauretania Caesariensis) , which was stationed in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} p.oxy.41.2951 = HGV P.Oxy. 41 2951 = Trismegistos 16515 = chla.47.1415. Papyri.info, accessed July 6, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Military diplomas of the years 83 ( CIL 16, 29 ), 105 ( RMD 1, 9 ), 157/161 ( CIL 16, 184 ), 179 ( RMD 3, 185 ) and 206 ( ZPE-208-237 ).
3. ^ ^{A b} John Spaul , Cohors², pp. 315-316, 335, 338.
4. ^ 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. 174 Table 16 ( PDF ).
5. ^ Notitia dignitatum in partibus Orientis XXVIII ( online ).
6. ↑ Margaret M. Roxan : Pre-Severan auxilia named in the Notitia Dignitatum In: British Archaeological Reports , Volume 15 (1976), pp. 59-80, here p. 73.
7. ↑ Cornelia Römer : Diploma for a foot soldier from Koptos of March 23, 179 In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik , Volume 82 (1990), pp. 137–153, here p. 146 ( PDF ).