Thracian Coh. and Аla in the Invasion of Britain

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SEXTVS VALERIVS GENIALIS EQES ALAE TRHAEC CIVIS FRISIAVS TVR GENIALIS AN XXXX ST XX H S E E F C
"Sextus Valerius Genialis, a cavalryman of the Thracian Wing, a citizen of the Frisiavones, from the Turma of Genialis. Forty years old with twenty years service. He lies here. The cavalry were responsible for the making [of this memorial]."


Alot of the temples are dedicated to the most popular Thracian god-God horseman called Heros, Heroe, God of hunting, fertility, life and death, God - Knowing and All-Hearing.The cult of the Thracian horseman was widespread in Roman times, as evidenced by the revival of the Thracian religion at that time - something unknown among other peoples under Roman rule!

Photo by Nikolay Valchev