Cuneus frisionum aballavensium

The Cuneus Frisionum Aballavensium [Philippianorum] ( German Cuneus of the Frisians in Aballava [the Philippian] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is documented by inscriptions.

Name components

Frisionum : the Frisians . The soldiers of Cuneus were recruited from the Germanic tribe of the Frisians when the unit was established.

Aballavensium : in Aballava . The addition refers to the Roman auxiliary troop fort Aballava .

Philippianorum : the Philippian. An honorary title that refers to Philip Arabs (244–249). The addition was added to the inscription ( CIL 7, 415 ) afterwards and carved out again after the death of Philip Arabs.

history

As the nickname Aballavensium shows, the Cuneus was initially stationed in Aballava , an auxiliary troop fort on Hadrian's Wall in the province of Britannia Inferior . At an unspecified point in time, the unit was relocated to the Derventio castle to the south , where it is first documented by the inscriptions ( CIL 7, 415 , CIL 7, 416 ), both of which date from 19/20. Dated October 241 AD. Since the unity is no longer mentioned in the Notitia dignitatum , it probably no longer existed in the 4th century.

Locations

Locations of the Cuneus in Britannia inferior were:

Aballava ( Burgh by Sands ): the nickname Aballavensium shows that the unit was stationed here.
Derventio ( Papcastle ): The inscriptions ( CIL 7, 415 , CIL 7, 416 ) were found here.

Members of Cuneus

Members of the Cuneus are not known.

Web links

3339 - cuneus frisionum. Roman Inscriptions of Britain (RIB), accessed August 17, 2018 .

Individual evidence

↑ Marcus Reuter : Studies on the numbers of the Roman Army in the Middle Imperial Era, dissertation, In: Reports of the Roman-Germanic Commission 80, 1999, pp. 359–569, here pp. 389–390, 479–480.

[mr-1] Marcus Reuter : Studies on the numbers of the Roman Army in the Middle Imperial Era, dissertation, In: Reports of the Roman-Germanic Commission 80, 1999, pp. 359–569, here pp. 389–390, 479–480.