09-23-2006, 08:48 PM
Quote:Would "Legionis tertiae Italicae partis superioris" = "Tertiani Italica Superiora"?
I would just use Tertiani, as they are listed twice under this term:
Not. Dig. occ. 5, 88 (units under the command of the Magister Militum Praesentalis): Tertiani (+ shield pattern)
Not. Dig. occ. 5, 237: tertia Italica
Not. Dig. occ. 7, 53 (= Distributio Numerorum): Tertiani
The superior/inferior distinction is very frequent among subdivisions of late Roman border legions, while the Tertiani were a splinter of III Italica which had been moved to the Illyrian mobile forces. The Tertiani were therefore an elite unit among the legiones comitatenses. Three of the five subunits of III Italica that had remained in Raetia were less prestigious border units, and two were 'only' supply units.
Hope that helps
Florian
Florian Himmler (not related!)
