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Cohors I Ulpia Galatarum

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Cohors I Ulpia Galatarum
Roman infantry helmet (late 1st century)
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CountryRoman Empire
TypeRoman auxiliary cohort
Roleinfantry
Size480 infantry

Cohors prima Ulpia Galatarum ("1st Ulpian cohort of Galatians") was a Roman auxiliary cohort of infantry.

Name

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  • Ulpia: Ulpian. The Imperial family name shows a link to the emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus).
  • Galatarum: Galatians. At the time the unit was raised, the recruits came from the Roman province of Galatia.

Since there is no indication for milliaria and equitata, the unit was a Cohors quingenaria peditata with a nominal strength of 480 infantry (6 centuriae with 80 men each).

History

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The unit was probably raised by Trajan in preparation for his Parthian campaign around 112/113.[1] It is attested on military diplomas for the province of Syria Palaestina issued in 136/137, 139, 142, 149/160, 158, 160 and 186.[1][2][3] In 238 it was at Aquileia in Italy, presumably as part of the exercitus Aquilensis.[1]

Garrisons

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Possible garrisons were:[1]

Attested personnel

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The following personnel is attested on inscriptions:[1][2]

Commanders

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All commanders were prefects.

  • Flavius Adiutor (AE 1934, 230)
  • M. Ulpius Tryphon Megas Antoninianus
  • T. Statilius Frontonianus

See also

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References

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  • Julian Bennett: THE REGULAR ROMAN AUXILIARY REGIMENTS FORMED FROM THE PROVINCES OF ASIA MINOR, ANATOLICA XXXVII, 2011, Pages 251-274, (PDF).
  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e Bennett (2011) 267
  2. ^ a b Spaul (2000) 390,395
  3. ^ Military diplomas of 136/137 (RMD-03,160), 139 (CIL XVI, 87), 142, 149/160 (RMD-01,60), 158, 160 (RMD-03,173; AE 2005, 1730) und 186 (RMD-01,69).