Cohors I Vangionum Milliaria Equitata Explained

Cohors Primae Vangionum Milliaria Equitata (First Cohort of Vangiones) was a Roman auxiliary infantry cohort from Upper Germany with both horse and foot soldiers known as a cohors equitata, and nominally 1000 strong (cohors milliaria).^[1]

The cohort was stationed at:

• Colchester^[2]
• Condercum (Benwell)^[3] on Hadrian's wall
• Chesters^[4] on Hadrian's wall
• Habitancum (Risingham) (from 205 AD)

See also

• Roman auxiliaries
• List of Roman auxiliary regiments

Notes and References

1. Cohors Primae Vangionum [milliaria] – The First Cohort of Vangiones, (one-thousand strong) https://www.roman-britain.co.uk/regiments/coh1van/
2. RIB 205
3. RIB 1350
4. RIB 1482