by Terry Gore
While doing our once-in-a-decade basement clearance, I found an old notebook of mine from the '70's. In it are a series of notes on Roman warfare. No footnotes (obviously just for my own use), but I thought this one list may be of interest. It is a listing of the auxiliary units in the XV Valeria Victrix legion (it won the title during the war against Boudica). Cavalry:
Ala I Bosporenorum: Thracians Ala I Civium Romanorum: Citizens of Rome Ala I Gallorum Flaviana: Gauls Ala I Hispanorum: Spanish Ala I Praetoria Singularium: German Guards Ala I Siliana: Roman citizens Infantry:
Cohors I Arvancorum: Gauls Cohors I Bessorum: Germans Cohors III: Britains Cohors II Chalcedenorum: Greeks Cohors III Campesres: Romans Cohors I Cilicum Sagittariorum: Asiatic Archers Cohors V Gallorum: Gauls Cohors I Cretan Sagittariorum: Cretan Archers Cohors I Lepidiana: Sicilian Romans Cohors IV Cypria: Romans A very eclectic grouping of auxiliary units from throughout the empire. I see our old friends the Cretan archers are there as well! It's interesting to see just how varied the legion is in it's makeup, truly a 'melting pot' of troops from throughout the Empire. Back to Saga #77 Table of Contents Back to Saga List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Terry Gore This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |