Exploratio Halicanensium

The Exploratio Halicanensium (also Halicensis or Halicinensium ) [Alexandriana] ( German unit of scouts Halicanensium [the Alexandrian] ) was a Roman auxiliary unit . It is evidenced by an inscription.

Name components

Halicanensium : The addition refers to the ancient name of the location of the unit, the Kleiner Feldberg fort . It appears in the inscription ( CIL 13, 7495 ) in the abbreviated form Halic and was also added to Halicensis or Halicinensium .

Alexandriana : the Alexandrian. An honorary title that refers to Severus Alexander (222-235). The addition appears in the inscription ( CIL 13, 7495 ).

history

The Exploratio was stationed in Germania superior . It is first documented by the inscription ( CIL 13, 7495 ) that was found in the Feldberg fort and that is dated to 222/235 AD. Since the Feldberg Fort was probably built shortly after the middle of the 2nd century, the unit is likely to have arisen from an older vexillatio Halicanensium .

Locations

Locations of the Exploratio in Germania superior were:

Kleiner Feldberg Fort : The inscription ( CIL 13, 7495 ) was found here.

Members of the unit

Another four inscriptions ( CIL 13, 7494 ) that were dedicated to the genius of centurions were found in the camp area . Based on their location, they are assigned to exploration . Three of them were donated by a favorinus ; possibly he was a member of the unit.

Individual evidence

^ ^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. 495–497.

[mr-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. 495–497.