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Cohors I Batavorum milliaria c.R. pf

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Cohors I Batavorum milliaria civium Romanorum pia fidelis
Roman infantry helmet (late 1st century)
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CountryRoman Empire
TypeRoman auxiliary cohort
Roleinfantry
Size800 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

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The unit is attested on several military diplomas for the provinces of Pannonia, Pannonia Superior and Dacia Porolissensis.[1]

Pannonia

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Pannonia Superior

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  • 112 (RMD-04,223)
  • 113 (RMD-02,86)

Dacia Porolissensis

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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

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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

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The following personnel is attested on diplomas or inscriptions:[1]

Commanders

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  • Αυρηλιος Ουαλεντινος (ca. 267)
  • Galeo (Tettienus) Bellicus (ca. 164): he is listed on the military diploma (CIL XVI, 185)
  • Tullius Secundus (ca. 113): he is listed on the military diploma (RMD-02,86)

Soldiers

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See also

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References

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  • Academia Română: Istoria Românilor, Vol. 2, Daco-romani, romanici, alogeni, 2nd. Ed., București, 2010, ISBN 978-973-45-0610-1
  • Constantin C. Petolescu: Dacia - Un mileniu de istorie, Ed. Academiei Române, 2010, ISBN 978-973-27-1999-2
  • 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 978-1841710464

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Spaul (2000) 211
  2. ^ a b c d e Țentea, Ovidiu; Matei-Popescu, Florian (2004). "Alae et cohortes Daciae et Moesiae". Acta Musei Napocensis 30-40/I. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2015.