05-02-2006, 11:02 AM
Ave Travis,
I can only agree with Hansvl about the Roman troops here in Germania Inferior. Myself I live only 5 minutes away (by foot) from the place where in 1st century AD was the location of Asciburgium, a castellum that was garrisoned by legionary detachments as well as by Auxiliary infantry and cavalry and that was abandoned after the Batavian revolt. One of its garrisons was the Cohors Silaucensium, an Infantry cohort originally raised in Seleucia Piera, and I think, these Syrians must have felt very displaced at the cold lower Rhine.
You can see a site with further going information about the limes of Germania inferior and its troops here:
[url:2gm41ho3]http://www.novaroma.de/nr/provincia/karten/limes1.htm[/url]
[url:2gm41ho3]http://www.novaroma.de/nr/provincia/historia/exercitus-ger1.htm[/url]
May-be, I still have access to a book that lists all the Auxiliary troops in this province, at least their designations inform about their origins.
Greets - Uwe
I can only agree with Hansvl about the Roman troops here in Germania Inferior. Myself I live only 5 minutes away (by foot) from the place where in 1st century AD was the location of Asciburgium, a castellum that was garrisoned by legionary detachments as well as by Auxiliary infantry and cavalry and that was abandoned after the Batavian revolt. One of its garrisons was the Cohors Silaucensium, an Infantry cohort originally raised in Seleucia Piera, and I think, these Syrians must have felt very displaced at the cold lower Rhine.
You can see a site with further going information about the limes of Germania inferior and its troops here:
[url:2gm41ho3]http://www.novaroma.de/nr/provincia/karten/limes1.htm[/url]
[url:2gm41ho3]http://www.novaroma.de/nr/provincia/historia/exercitus-ger1.htm[/url]
May-be, I still have access to a book that lists all the Auxiliary troops in this province, at least their designations inform about their origins.
Greets - Uwe
Greets - Uwe
