03-03-2017, 08:53 PM
FROM: The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (AD 226±363) A Documentary History Compiled and edited by Michael H.Dodgeon and Samuel N.C.Lieu
Cedrenus, i, p. 454, 3–6, CSHB: Valerian and Gallienus reigned for fifteen years. This Valerian made war against Shapur the Persian and was captured in Caesarea with a force of twenty thousand men. He was flayed by Shapur and died. His son Gallienus established the first cavalry cohorts: for the majority of Roman soldiers till then were infantry. (Lieu)
Are there any other Primary Sources that talk about cavalry cohorts?
How many soldiers does a cavalry cohort contain?
What could be the officer organization of a cavalry cohort?
Is “cohort” a right translation for the original Greek “tagmata”?
Let’s find out the answers to this enigmatic phrase.
Cedrenus, i, p. 454, 3–6, CSHB: Valerian and Gallienus reigned for fifteen years. This Valerian made war against Shapur the Persian and was captured in Caesarea with a force of twenty thousand men. He was flayed by Shapur and died. His son Gallienus established the first cavalry cohorts: for the majority of Roman soldiers till then were infantry. (Lieu)
Are there any other Primary Sources that talk about cavalry cohorts?
How many soldiers does a cavalry cohort contain?
What could be the officer organization of a cavalry cohort?
Is “cohort” a right translation for the original Greek “tagmata”?
Let’s find out the answers to this enigmatic phrase.
