Cohors I Batavorum milliaria c.R. pf explained
| Unit Name: | Cohors I Batavorum milliaria civium Romanorum pia fidelis |
| Dates: | ? |
| Country: | Roman Empire |
| Type: | Roman auxiliary cohort |
| Role: | infantry |
| Size: | 800 infantry |
Cohors [prima] Batavorum milliaria civium Romanorum pia fidelis ("[1st] 1000 strong cohort of Roman citizens Batavi, dutiful and loyal") was a Roman auxiliary cohort of infantry.
Military diplomas
The unit is attested on several military diplomas for the provinces of Pannonia, Pannonia Superior and Dacia Porolissensis.[1]
Pannonia
Pannonia Superior
- 112 (RMD-04,223)
- 113 (RMD-02,86)
Dacia Porolissensis
The unit is attested by two diplomas issued in 165 AD at castra of Gilău and Samum.[2] In another diploma from Gilău, dated 161/162 AD, only the "milliaria" term is preserved.[2]
Home base
The cohort was stationed in Dacia at Certinae. An inscription from Largiana could mention this unit too.[2] After the unit left Dacia, it was probably stationed at Salonika in Macedonia.[1]
Attested personnel
The following personnel is attested on diplomas or inscriptions:[1]
Commanders
- Αυρηλιος Ουαλεντινος (ca. 267)
- Galeo (Tettienus) Bellicus (ca. 164): he is listed on the military diploma
- Tullius Secundus (ca. 113): he is listed on the military diploma (RMD-02,86)
Soldiers
- Aelius Certus, signifer
- Aurelius Reatinus Birsi - miles from Potaissa[2]
- C. Campanius Vitalis - centurion from Certiae [2]
- M. Ulpius, pedes: the diploma (RMD-02,86) was issued for him.
- Sextus, pedes: the diploma was issued for him.
See also
References
- Academia Română: Istoria Românilor, Vol. 2, Daco-romani, romanici, alogeni, 2nd. Ed., București, 2010,
- Constantin C. Petolescu: Dacia - Un mileniu de istorie, Ed. Academiei Române, 2010,
- 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),
Notes and References
- Spaul (2000) 211
- Web site: Alae et cohortes Daciae et Moesiae . Acta Musei Napocensis 30-40/I . 2004 . January 8, 2015 . Țentea, Ovidiu . Matei-Popescu, Florian . April 30, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240430183107/https://www.academia.edu/1059530/Alae_et_Cohortes_Daciae_et_Moesiae._A_review_and_update_of_J._Spauls_Ala_and_Cohors . live .
