Legio III Italica & Province Raetia. Looking for info

[markusaurelius]

To make a long story short I'm trying to find out more information about a specific Roman Road Fort. Located at Schaan, Leichtenstein (beside the Rhine River, and near the current Border of Switzerland).

I can trace my family history directly to the 1600's in a small town called Buchs, Switzerland (I'm working on getting this even further back). Buchs is aboutt 2 KM from the Roman Fort at Schaan.

I have other primary records that Trace our family name to the 1450's, in the same small Swiss Town. Our name is very unique to this area and has its toponym believed to be from the Latin "Montenarius" which means "person mountain dweller".

Two questions:

1.) Can anyone provide me with Sources for the Roman Fort at Schaan? What Cohorts were stationed there? the names etc. Any soldier names etc.? I have yet to find the Latin name for that fort as well, which may mean it just isnt known.....

From what I can gather so far the Fort was built in the 350's by Emperor Valentinian I and remained there as an active part of the Limes Defences until the fall of the Wester Empire in 476 AD.

See Reconstruction Model of Fort at Schaan.



2.) Can anyone give me any info on the name Montenarius, any inscriptions or associated uses of that name in the Roman period?


Much appreciated!