Cohors II Gallorum Dacica equitata

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Cohors II Gallorum Dacica equitata
Dacia
109-79

Cohors secunda Gallorum Dacica equitata ("2nd part-mounted Cohort of

Roman auxiliary
regiment which contained both infantry and cavalry contingents.

It was probably originally raised in

Dacia Superior. Its later fate is unknown.[2]

The regiment was previously known as II Gallorum Pannonica to distinguish it from another II Gallorum, which became known as cohors II Gallorum Macedonica, a purely infantry regiment. The title Dacica first appears in the record in 156.[2]

The full name of just one praefectus (regimental commander) survives: Publius Licinius Maximus, from an undatable inscription on a dedicatory stone at Alhambra in Spain, which may have been his home region. Also attested (144) is a Thracian eques (ranker cavalryman), whose name is only partially preserved.

See also

Citations

  1. ^ Holder (1980) 111
  2. ^ a b Spaul (2000) 159

References

  • Holder, Paul Studies in the Auxilia of the Roman Army (1980)
  • Spaul, John COHORS 2 (2000)