Cohors I Flavia Canathenorum

Cohors I Flavia Canathenorum [sagittaria] [milliaria]
Roman infantry helmet (late 1st century)
Active	?
Country	Roman Empire
Type	Roman auxiliary cohort
Role	infantry
Size	800 infantry

The military diploma of 156/157 (CIL XVI, 183)

Cohors prima Flavia Canathenorum [sagittaria] [milliaria] ("1st Flavian cohort of Canathaens, archers, 1000 strong") was a Roman auxiliary cohort of infantry.

Name

• Flavia: Flavian. The Imperial family name shows a link to the emperors Vespasian, Titus or Domitian. The unit was probably raised during the reign of Vespasian. ^[1]
• Canathenorum: Canathans. At the time the unit was raised, the recruits came from the city of Canatha and the nearby area. ^[1]
• sagittariorum or sagittaria: Archers.
• milliaria: 1000 strong. A Cohors milliaria peditata had a nominal strength of 800, a Cohors milliaria equitata of 1040. On the military diplomas the sign ${\displaystyle \infty }$ is used instead of milliaria.

Since there is no indication for equitata, the unit was a Cohors milliaria peditata (infantry unit) with a nominal strength of 800 men.

Military diplomas

The unit is attested on military diplomas for the province of Raetia issued in 116, 116/121, 125/128, 139, 151/170, 154/161, 156, 157, 157/161, 159/160, 160, 162, 166 and 167/168. ^{[2] [3]}

Garrisons

Possible garrisons in Raetia were: ^{[4] [5]}

• Eining
• Kösching
• Regensburg-Kumpfmühl
• Sorviodurum (Straubing): The unit was stationed here in the 2nd and 3rd century. ^[5]

Tiles with the stamp C I F C were found in Eining and Kösching, tiles with the stamp COH I CAN in Regensburg-Kumpfmühl and Sorviodurum (CIL III, 11992). ^[4]

Attested personnel

The following personnel is attested on diplomas or inscriptions: ^[4]

Commanders

• Aelius [.] (ca. 162): he is listed on the military diploma (CIL XVI, 118)
• M. Plotius Faustus (CIL VIII, 2394, CIL VIII, 2395, CIL VIII, 17904)

Soldiers

• Asuodane, a soldier: the diploma (CIL XVI, 118) was issued for him.

See also

• Roman auxiliaries
• List of Roman auxiliary regiments

References

• Farkas István Gergő: THE ROMAN ARMY IN RAETIA Dissertation, University of Pécs Faculty of Humanities 2015, P. 151–152, 243–259, 409-412 (PDF 19,1 MB, P.154-155, 246-262, 412-415)
• 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

1. Spaul (2000) 421
2. Farkas István Gergő (2015) 243-259
3. Military diplomas of 116 (RMD-04,229 = AE 1995, 1185, RMD-03,155 = AE 1993, 1240), 116/121 (ZPE-178-247 = AE 2011, 1803), 125/128 (RMD-01,32 = AE 1957, 156), 139 (RMD-05,386 = AE 1999, 1183), 151/170 (RMD-01,51 = AE 1978, 589), 154/161 (CIL XVI, 117, RMD-03,175), 156 (CIL XVI, 183), 157 (RMD-03,170 = AE 1988, 905, RMD-04,275 = AE 1995, 1182, RMM 00038), 157/161 (RMD-05,434 = AE 2001, 1568), 159/160 (AE 2005, 1153), 160 (RMD-04,278 = AE 1999, 1190), 162 (CIL XVI, 118), 166 (CIL XVI, 121) und 167/168 (RMD-01,68 = AE 1961, 174).
4. Spaul (2000) 427
5. Farkas István Gergő (2015) 151-152

External links

• Media related to Cohors I Flavia Canathenorum at Wikimedia Commons