Cohors Peditata et Equitata – Auxiliary Infantry and Mixed Cohorts
Auxiliary soldiers were organised in infantry units, cohorts (singular cohors, plural cohortes, abbreviated to coh) and cavalry units, alae (singular ala). Infantry units could also sometimes include a cavalry element (cohors equitata), sometimes described as ‘part-mounted’ regiments. There were two sizes of both cohors and ala, quingenary (quingenaria) and milliary (milliaria), the former with a nominal strength of 500 men, the latter with a nominal strength of 1,000 men, although in practice these figures are different. There were dozens of different auxiliary units based in Britain at any one time. They were made up of cavalry, infantry and mixed units and campaigned and were garrisoned with the legions. Most of the forts of Roman Britain were used by auxiliaries.
The main infantry subdivision of the cohort was the centuria containing 80 men, itself divided into 10 sections (contubernia). The term centuria was often symbolised by an abbbreviation resembling a 7. The main subdivision of the ala or of the cavalry contingent in a cohors equitata was the turma probably consisting of 32 cavalrymen.
# | Name |
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1 |
Cohors Primae Sunicorum – The First Cohort of Sunici |
2 |
Cohors Secundae Thracum – The Second Cohort of Thracians |
3 |
Cohors Sextae Thracum – The Sixth Cohort of Thracians |
4 |
Cohors Septimae Thracum – The Seventh Cohort of Thracians |
5 |
Cohors Primae Tungrorum [milliaria] – The First Cohort of Tungri, (one -thousand strong) |
6 |
Cohors Secundae Tungrorum milliaria equitata |
7 |
Cohors Primae Vangionum [milliaria] – The First Cohort of Vangiones, (one -thousand strong) |
8 |
Cohors Primae Fida Vardullorum civium Romanorum equitata milliaria – The First Cohort of Faithful Vardulli, citizens of Rome, part -mounted, one -thousand strong |
9 |
Cohors Secundae Gallorum – The Second Cohort of Gauls |
10 |
Cohors Quartae Gallorum – The Fourth Cohort of Gauls |
11 |
Cohors Quintae Gallorum – The Fifth Cohort of Gauls |
12 |
Cohors Primae Nervana Germanorum milliaria equitata |
13 |
Cohors Primae Hamiorum Saggitariorum – The First Cohort of Hamian Bowmen |
14 |
Cohors Primae Hispanorum equitata – The First Cohort of Spaniards, part -mounted |
15 |
Cohors Primae Lingonum – The First Cohort of Lingones |
16 |
Cohors Secundae Lingonum – The Second Cohort of Lingones |
17 |
Cohors Tertiae Lingonum – The Third Cohort of Lingones |
18 |
Cohors Quartae Lingonum – The Fourth Cohort of Lingones |
19 |
Cohors Primae Menapiorum – The First Cohort of Menapii |
20 |
Cohors Primae Morinorum – The First Cohort of Morini |
21 |
Cohors Primae Nerviorum – The First Cohort of Nervii |
22 |
Cohors Secundae Nerviorum – The Second Cohort of Nervii |
23 |
Cohors Tertiae Nerviorum – The Third Cohort of Nervii |
24 |
Cohors Sextae Nerviorum – The Sixth Cohort of Nervii |
25 |
Cohors Primae Pannoniorum – The First Cohort of Pannonians |
26 |
Cohors Secundae Pannoniorum – The Second Cohort of Pannonians |
27 |
Cohors Quintae Raetorum – The Fifth Cohort of Raeti |
28 |
Cohors Sextae Raetorum – The Sixth Cohort of Raeti |
29 |
Cohors Secundae Vasconorum civium Romanorum |
30 |
Cohors Primae Alpinorum – The First Alpine Cohort |
31 |
Cohors Primae Aquitanorum – The First Cohort of Aquitani |
32 |
Cohors Secundae Asturum equitata – The Second Cohort of Astures, part -mounted |
33 |
Cohors Quartae Asturum equitata – The Fourth Cohort of Astures, part -mounted |
34 |
Cohors Primae Baetasiorum civium Romanorum |
35 |
Cohors Primae Batavorum Equitata – The First Cohort of Batavi, part -mounted |
36 |
Cohors Tertiae Bracaraugustanorum – The Third [Infantry] Cohort from Bracara Augusta |
37 |
Cohors Quartae Breucorum [Antoninianae] – The Fourth Cohort of (Antonine’s Own) Breuci |
38 |
Cohors Primae Celtiberorum – The First Cohort of Celtiberians |
39 |
Cohors Primae Aeliae Classicae – The First Cohort of the Aelian Fleet |
40 |
Cohors Primae Cornoviorum – The First Cohort of Cornovii |
41 |
Cohors Primae Cugernorum – The First Cohort of Cugerni |
42 |
Cohors Primae Dacorum – The First Cohort of Daci |
43 |
Cohors Primae Delmatarum – The First Cohort of Delmatae |
44 |
Cohors Secundae Delmatarum Equitata – The Second Cohort of Delmatae, part -mounted |
45 |
Cohors Quartae Delmatarum – The Fourth Cohort of Delmatae |
46 |
Cohors Primae Frisiavonum – The First Cohort of Frisiavones |
47 |
Cohors Quartae Frisiavonum? – The Fourth Cohort of Frisiavones? |
48 |
Cohors Primae Thracum – The First Cohort of Thracians |