Marcus Valerius Chalcidicus

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Marcus Valerius Chalcidicus was a member of the Roman knighthood ( Eques ) living in the 2nd century AD .

An inscription that was found at the Carvium fort and that is dated to AD 171/190 shows that Chalcidicus was prefect of the Cohors II Civium Romanorum , which was stationed in the province of Germania inferior . According to Jan Kees Haalebos , Chalcidicus assumed command of the unit probably around 175.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Inscription ( AE 1939, 129 ).
  2. ↑ 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 , page 28 .
  3. ↑ Jan Kees Haalebos : Traian and the auxiliary troops on the Lower Rhine A military diploma of the year 98 AD from Elst in the Over-Betuwe (Netherlands) In: Saalberg Jahrbuch , 2000/50, pp. 31-72, here p. 51 ( Online ).
personal data
SURNAME Valerius Chalcidicus, Marcus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman officer (imperial era)
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century or 3rd century