Cohors I Batavorum milliaria eq c.R. pf

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Cohors I Batavorum milliaria equitata civium Romanorum pia fidelis
Helmet typ Weissenau 01.jpg
Roman infantry helmet (late 1st century)
Active ?
Country Roman Empire
Type Roman auxiliary cohort
Role infantry/cavalry
Size 1,040 men (800 infantry, 240 cavalry)

Cohors [prima] Batavorum milliaria equitata civium Romanorum pia fidelis ("[1st] part-mounted 1000 strong cohort of Roman citizens Batavi, dutiful and loyal") was a Roman auxiliary cohort of infantry and cavalry.

The unit is attested by two diplomas issued in 165 AD at castra of Gilău and Samum.[1] In another diploma from Gilău, dated 161/162 AD, only the "milliaria" term is preserved.[1] An inscription from Largiana could mention this unit too.[1]

Home Base[edit]

The cohort was stationed in Dacia at Certinae.

Soldiers[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Țentea, Ovidiu; Matei-Popescu, Florian (2004). "Alae et cohortes Daciae et Moesiae". Acta Musei Napocensis 30-40/I. Retrieved January 8, 2015. 

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