Cohors VI Thracum quingenaria equitata

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Cohors VI Thracum quingenaria equitata
Helmet typ Weissenau 01.jpg
Roman infantry helmet (late 1st century)
Active ?
Country Roman Empire
Type Roman auxiliary cohort
Role infantry/cavalry
Size 500 men (380 infantry, 120 cavalry)
Garrison/HQ 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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