Roman forces in Mauretania

The provinces of Mauretania Caesariensis and Mauretania Tingitana (both outlined in yellow)

The Roman forces in Mauretania passed n. Chr middle of the first century. From the in Mauretania stationed auxiliary troops . After the conquest under Claudius (41-54), the kingdom of Mauritania was divided into the Roman provinces of Mauretania Caesariensis and Mauretania Tingitana in early 43 .

Under Diocletian (284-305) a new province of Mauretania Sitifensis was split off from the province of Mauretania Caesariensis . The province of Mauretania Tingitana remained unchanged.

Auxiliary troops

Mauretania Caesariensis

On military diplomas .. From the years 107 to 152 AD 3 are Alae and 11 cohorts for the province listed, but not all were stationed at the same time in the province:

Ala I Nerviana Augusta Ala Parthorum Ala II Thracum Augusta Cohors I Augusta Nerviana Velox

Cohors II Breucorum Cohors II Brittonum Cohors I Corsorum Cohors II Gallorum

Cohors I Flavia Hispanorum Cohors I Flavia Musulamiorum Cohors I Nurritanorum Cohors I Pannoniorum

Cohors II Sardorum Cohors IV Sugambrorum

Mauretania Tingitana

Diplomas from the years 88 to 162/203 list 5 Alae and 14 cohorts for the province, but they were not all stationed in the province at the same time:

Ala III Asturum Ala I Augusta Gallorum Ala Gemelliana Ala I Hamiorum Ala I Gallorum Tauriana

Cohors III Asturum Cohors I Asturum et Callaecorum Cohors I Bracarorum Cohors I Celtiberorum civium Romanorum Cohors V Delmatarum

Cohors III Gallorum Cohors IV Gallorum Cohors II Hispana Cohors II Hispanorum (Vasconum) Cohors I Ituraeorum

Cohors I Lemavorum Cohors II Syrorum Sagittariorum Cohors IV Tungrorum Cohors IV Vindelicorum

Notitia dignitatum

In the Notitia dignitatum two military leaders are listed for Mauritania, to whom the troops stationed in the provinces were subordinate.

Comes Tingitaniae

→ Main article : Comes Tingitaniae

The following units are listed under his command:

Ala Herculea Cohors tertia Asturum

Cohors Friglensis Cohors prima Herculea

Cohors secunda Hispanorum Cohors prima Ityraeorum

Cohors Pacatianensis

Dux et praeses provinciae Mauritaniae et Caesariensis

→ Main article : Dux et praeses provinciae Mauritaniae et Caesariensis

Classis Mauretanica

The Mauritanian fleet ( classis Mauretanica ) existed since the end of the 2nd century AD. The provincial fleet was used to protect the north-west African and Spanish areas, especially the province of Baetica . Her other tasks included securing the Strait of Gibraltar and escorting troops and goods from Europe to Africa. Their main base was in the provincial metropolis of Caesarea (Cherchell).

See also

• List of Roman legions
• List of Roman auxiliary units

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Jörg Scheuerbrandt : Exercitus. Tasks, organization and command structure of Roman armies during the imperial era. Dissertation, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg im Breisgau 2003/2004, pp. 175–176, tables 17–18 ( PDF ).
2. ↑ Mauretania Caesariensis: Military diplomas of the years 107 ( CIL 16, 56 ), 128/131 ( RMD 5, 377 , ZPE-153-196 ), 131 ( ZPE-153-194 ) and 152 ( RMD 5, 407 , ZPE-162 -241 ).
3. ↑ Mauretania Tingitana: Military diplomas of the years 88 ( CIL 16, 159 ), 104 ( AE 2004, 1891 ), 109 ( CIL 16, 161 , CIL 16, 162 , RMD 2, 84 ), 114/117 ( CIL 16, 165 ) , 121/122 ( CIL 16, 170 ), 122 ( CIL 16, 73 , CIL 16, 169 , CIL 16, 170 ), 124 ( CIL 16, 171 ), 128/130 ( CIL 16, 173 ), 131 ( RMD 3, 157 ) and 135 ( RMD 5, 382 ), 145 ( RMD 1, 48 ), 152/153 ( RMD 5, 409 , RMD 5, 410 ), 153 ( AE 2007, 1776 , RMD 5, 409 , RMD 5 , 410 , RMM 34 , ZPE-153-202 ), 156/157 ( CIL 16, 181 , CIL 16, 182 ), 159 ( RMD 1, 53 ), 161 ( RMD 2, 107 ) and 162/203 ( RMD 3 , 186 ).
4. ^ Notitia dignitatum in partibus Occidentis XXVI ( online ).
5. ^ Hans DL Viereck: The Roman fleet, classis Romana. Koehlers 1996, ISBN 3-930656-33-7 , p. 257.