Cohors I Cypria c.R.

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Cohors I Cypria quingenaria peditata civium Romanorum
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] civium Romanorum ("[1st infantry 500 strong] cohort of Roman citizens Cyprii") was a Roman auxiliary infantry regiment. The cohort stationed in Dacia at castra of Bumbești-Jiu (Gară) and Vârtop).

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  • Academia Română: Istoria Românilor, Vol. 2, Daco-romani, romanici, alogeni, 2nd. Ed., București, 2010, ISBN 978-973-45-0610-1
  • Cristian M. Vlădescu: Fortificațiile romane din Dacia Inferior, Craiova, 1986

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