Cuneus Frisiorum Vercovicianorum

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The Cuneus Frisiorum Vercovicianorum [Severiana Alexandriana] ( German  Cuneus the Frisians in Vercovicium [the Severian Alexandrian] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by an inscription.

Name components

  • Frisiorum : the Frisians . The soldiers of Cuneus were recruited from the Germanic tribe of the Frisians when the unit was established.
  • Vercovicianorum : in Vercovicium . The addition refers to the Roman auxiliary fort Vercovicium .
  • Severiana Alexandriana : the Severian Alexandrian. An honorary title that refers to Severus Alexander (222-235). The addition appears in the inscription (RIB 1594).

history

As the nickname Vercovicianorum shows, the Cuneus was stationed in Vercovicium , an auxiliary troop fort on Hadrian's Wall in the province of Britannia Inferior , where he is evidenced by the inscription (RIB 1594), which is dated to 222/235 AD. Since the inscription (RIB 1594) shows that Germanic tribes who call themselves cives Tuihanti served in the Cuneus , the unit also includes the inscription (RIB 1593), which was also established by cives Tuihanti .

The altar with the inscription (RIB 1593) was dedicated to Mars Thincsus and the goddesses Beda and Fimmilena from the Deae Alaisiagae . Another inscription (RIB 1576) was found in Vercovicium, also dedicated to the Deae Alaisiagae . This inscription was donated by the Numerus Hnaudifridi ; possibly therefore the Cuneus arose from the Numerus Hnaudifridi .

Since the Cuneus is no longer mentioned in the Notitia dignitatum , it should not have existed anymore in the 4th century.

Locations

Locations of the Cuneus in Britannia inferior were:

  • Vercovicium (Housesteads): the nickname Vercovicianorum shows that the unit was stationed here. In addition, the inscriptions (RIB 1593, 1594) were found here.

Members of Cuneus

Members of the Cuneus are not known.

See also

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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, 480–482, 500-501.