04-05-2008, 10:11 AM
Re. the first cohort apparently having more men than the others, CIL III 14507, a large fragment of a roster naming those soldiers discharged from legio VII Claudia in AD 195, used to be cited in support of this. The inscription seemed to demonstrate that cohors I discharged twice as many men as any of the other cohorts.
However, a new fragment published by M. Mirkovic in ZPE 146 (2004), shows that almost as many men were discharged from cohors VII as from cohors I in 195.
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However, a new fragment published by M. Mirkovic in ZPE 146 (2004), shows that almost as many men were discharged from cohors VII as from cohors I in 195.
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