Cohors I Cananefatium

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Cohors I Cananefatium quingenaria peditata
Helmet typ Weissenau 01.jpg
Roman infantry helmet (late 1st century)
Active ?
Country Roman Empire
Type Roman auxiliary cohort
Role infantry
Size 480 men (480 infantry)


Cohors [prima] Cananefatium [quingenaria peditata] ("[1st infantry 500 strong] cohort of Cananefates") was a Roman auxiliary infantry regiment. The cohort stationed in Dacia at castra of Tihău.

References[edit]

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

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