Cohors VI Thracum quingenaria equitata explained

Unit Name:Cohors VI Thracum quingenaria equitata
Dates:?
Country:Roman Empire
Type:Roman auxiliary cohort
Role:infantry/cavalry
Size:500 men (380 infantry, 120 cavalry)
Garrison:Dacia, Moesia Inferior

Cohors VI Thracum quingenaria equitata ("6th part-mounted Cohort of Thracians") was a Roman auxiliary regiment containing cavalry contingents.The cohort activated on Dacia and Moesia Inferior provinces.[1] In Dacia the unit stationed on castra from the limes of Dacia Porolissensis: Porolissum, Certinae and Optatiana.[1]

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  1. Web site: Petru Ureche Tactica, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană . www.irregular.ro . 10 December 2012 .