03-07-2017, 12:44 PM
Some more Ammianus research.
Cavalry Tribunes
Ammianus 16,11,6 and 16,12,39 and 18,6,16 and 21,6,6 and 21,11,2 and 24,3,1 states that turma are commanded by a tribunus.
29.5.24 states the tribunus of a cohort.
Cataphractarii 16,12,63 sagittarii 29,5,24 promoti 15,4,10
Turmae 15,4,10 and 16,11,6 and 16,12,39 and 21,11,2 and 24,3,1
Ammianus 25,1,8 could be interpreted to state multiple cavalry tribunes.
Cohorts could include cavalry though - the auxiliary cohortes equitata did
Alternatively, he could be referring to a mixed unit of cavalry and infantry, like the old cohors equitata.
What is strange is that there are only 2 cohortes equitatae in the ND (Or. 34.43. ; 38.36) Secondly, it seems according to some secondary sources that certain numeri units were part-mounted.
Were they? The 'Germanic bodyguard' might have included horsemen, the speculatores of Marcus Antonius and Octavian maybe likewise. But I don't think either could be called a 'horse guard'.
Not that I know of - do you have a reference? You might be thinking of the Deurne helmet inscription (AE 1927, 00153) - Stablesia(na) VI. This probably refers to Equites sexta Stablesiani, a new-style cavalry vexillatio.
I try to state the primary sources when possible, but sometimes it is difficult to know the primary sources from the secondary Academic books.
Cavalry Tribunes
Ammianus 16,11,6 and 16,12,39 and 18,6,16 and 21,6,6 and 21,11,2 and 24,3,1 states that turma are commanded by a tribunus.
29.5.24 states the tribunus of a cohort.
Cataphractarii 16,12,63 sagittarii 29,5,24 promoti 15,4,10
Turmae 15,4,10 and 16,11,6 and 16,12,39 and 21,11,2 and 24,3,1
Ammianus 25,1,8 could be interpreted to state multiple cavalry tribunes.
Cohorts could include cavalry though - the auxiliary cohortes equitata did
Alternatively, he could be referring to a mixed unit of cavalry and infantry, like the old cohors equitata.
What is strange is that there are only 2 cohortes equitatae in the ND (Or. 34.43. ; 38.36) Secondly, it seems according to some secondary sources that certain numeri units were part-mounted.
Were they? The 'Germanic bodyguard' might have included horsemen, the speculatores of Marcus Antonius and Octavian maybe likewise. But I don't think either could be called a 'horse guard'.
Not that I know of - do you have a reference? You might be thinking of the Deurne helmet inscription (AE 1927, 00153) - Stablesia(na) VI. This probably refers to Equites sexta Stablesiani, a new-style cavalry vexillatio.
I try to state the primary sources when possible, but sometimes it is difficult to know the primary sources from the secondary Academic books.
