Cuneus Frisiorum Vinoviensium

The Cuneus Frisiorum Vinoviensium ( German Cuneus of the Frisians in Vinovia ) 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.

Vinoviensium : in Vinovia . The addition refers to the Roman auxiliary fort Vinovia .

history

As the nickname Vinoviensium shows, the Cuneus was stationed in Vinovia in the province of Britannia inferior , where he is proven by the inscription ( CIL 7, 427 ), which is dated to the 3rd century 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:

Vinovia ( Binchester ): the nickname Vinoviensium shows that the unit was stationed here. In addition, the inscription ( CIL 7, 427 ) was found here.

Members of Cuneus

A (former) member of Cuneus by the name [] mandus is known from the inscription ( CIL 7, 427 ).

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, 482.

[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, 482.