Auxiliary Units in First Century AD Britain

[Caius Fabius]

I have been trying to put togetrher a list of Auxiliary Units in 1st Century AD Britain. I have the following list, and what method was used to "verify" that the unit was there, (if any). I would appreciate any additions and helpful comments.


Auxiliary units during the invasion AD43-44
We divide the units in different groups.
Units identified from the written record. (Cassius Dio)
COHORT I BATAVORVM; COHORT II BATAVORVM;
COHORT III BATAVORVM; COHORT IV BATAVORVM
COHORT V BATAVORVM; COHORT VI BATAVORVM
COHORT VII BATAVORVM; COHORT VIII BATAVORVM
Units identified from artifacts dated close to the time of the invasion.
ALA I THRACVM; COHORS VI THRACVM EQ
ALA INDIANA GALLORVM; ALA VETTINVM
Other units suspected to have been there.
(From John Peddie “Conquest: The Roman Invasion of Britainâ€

[Peroni]

infantry cohortes...

Cohors Primae Alpinorum - The First Cohort of Alpini
Cohors Primae Aquitanorum - The First Cohort of Aquitani
Cohors Secundae Asturum equitata - The Second Cohort of Astures, part-mounted
Cohors Primae Baetasiorum - The First Cohort of Baetasii
Cohors Primae Batavorum - The First Cohort of Batavi (raised in the 2nd century)
Cohors Tertiae Bracaraugustanorum - The Third Cohort from Bracara Augusta
Cohors Quartae Breucorum [Antoninianae] - The Fourth Cohort of (Antonine's Own) Breuci
Cohors Primae Celtiberorum - The First Cohort of Celtiberians
Cohors Primae Aeliae Classicae - The First Cohort of the Aelian Fleet
Cohors Primae Cornoviorum - The First Cohort of Cornovii
Cohors Primae [Ulpia Traiana] Cugernorum [civium Romanorum]
The First (Ulpian) Cohort of Cugerni, (Trajans own, citizens of Rome)
Cohors Primae [Aelia] Dacorum - The First Cohort of (Aelian) Daci
Cohors Primae Delmatarum - The First Cohort of Delmatae
Cohors Secundae Delmatarum - The Second Cohort of Delmatae
Cohors Quartae Delmatarum - The Fourth Cohort of Delmatae
Cohors Primae Frisiavonum - The First Cohort of Frisiavones
Cohors Quartae Frisiavonum - The Fourth Cohort of Frisiavones?
Cohors Secundae Gallorum - The Second Cohort of Gauls
Cohors Quartae Gallorum - The Fourth Cohort of Gauls
Cohors Quintae Gallorum - The Fifth Cohort of Gauls
Cohors Primae Nervana Germanorum milliaria equitata
The First Nervian Cohort of Germans, one-thousand strong, part-mounted
Cohors Primae Hamiorum Saggitariorum - The First Cohort of Hamian Bowmen
Cohors Primae [Aelia] Hispanorum [milliaria] equitata
The First (Aelian) Cohort of Spaniards, (one-thousand strong,) part-mounted
Cohors Primae Lingonum [Gordiana] - The First Cohort of (Gordians Own) Lingones
Cohors Secundae Lingonum - The Second Cohort of Lingones
Cohors Tertiae Lingonum - The Third Cohort of Lingones
Cohors Quartae Lingonum - The Fourth Cohort of Lingones
Cohors Primae Menapiorum - The First Cohort of Menapii
Cohors Primae Morinorum - The First Cohort of Morini
Cohors Primae Nerviorum - The First Cohort of Nervii
Cohors Secundae Nerviorum - The Second Cohort of Nervii
Cohors Tertiae Nerviorum - The Third Cohort of Nervii
Cohors Sextae Nerviorum - The Sixth Cohort of Nervii
Cohors Primae Pannoniorum - The First Cohort of Pannonians
Cohors Secundae Pannoniorum - The Second Cohort of Pannonians
Cohortes Praetoriae - The Praetorian Cohorts
Cohors Quintae Raetorum - The Fifth Cohort of Raeti
Cohors Sextae Raetorum - The Sixth Cohort of Raeti
Cohors Primae Sunicorum - The First Cohort of Sunici
Cohors Primae Thracum - The First Cohort of Thracians
Cohors Secundae Thracum - The Second Cohort of Thracians
Cohors Sextae Thracum - The Sixth Cohort of Thracians
Cohors Septimae Thracum - The Seventh Cohort of Thracians
Cohors Primae Tungrorum - The First Cohort of Tungri
Cohors Secundae Tungrorum milliaria equitata
The Second Cohort of Tungri, one-thousand strong, part-mounted
Cohors Primae Vangionum - The First Cohort of Vangiones
Cohors Primae Fida Vardullorum civium Romanorum equitata milliaria
The First Cohort of Faithful Vardulli, citizens of Rome, part-mounted, one-thousand strong
Cohors Secundae Vasconum civium Romanorum
The Second Cohort of Vascones, citizens of Rome

Cavalry Alae...

Ala Augusta Gallorum Petriana - The August Petrian Wing of Gauls
Ala Augusta Gallorum Proculeiana civium Romanorum - The August Proculeian Wing of Gauls, citizens of Rome
Ala I Hispanorum Asturum - The first Spanish Wing of Astures
Ala II Asturum - The Second Wing of Astures
Ala Augusta ob virtutem appellata - The Augustan Wing, so named by reason of their virtue
Ala Gallorum et Thracum Classiana civium Romanorum - The Classian Wing of Gauls and Thracians
Ala Gallorum Indiana - Indus' Wing of Gauls
Ala Gallorum Picentiana - The Picentine Wing of Gauls
Ala Augusta Sebosiana - The August Wing of Sebusiani
Ala I Herculaea - The first Herculean Wing
Ala Nerviorum - The Wing of Nervii
Ala I Pannoniorum Sabiniana - The first Sabinian Wing of Pannonians
Ala I Pannoniorum Tampiana Victrix - The first Victorious Wing of Pannonians, from Tampiana
Ala I Sarmatarum - The First Wing of Sarmatians
Ala I Thracum - The first Wing of Thracians
Ala I Tungrorum - The First Tungrian Wing
Ala Hispanorum Vettonum - The Spanish Wing of Vettones
Ala Augusta Vocontiorum - The August Wing of Vocontii

[Caius Fabius]

I am only trying to list units that were in Britian from the period of AD43-AD100. Are all of these units there at that time? I can dig out the Spaul books, but even then, sometimes we can't tell when a unit originally arrived, but only when the first (known) member's died. But if a unit is raised in the second century, it was surely not in Britain during the invasion or the first century.....

[Peroni]

Right, quite a lot of the units listed were not part of the invasion force in 43! My error! :oops:

Don't forget the Tungrians that were part of the auxiliary force that were at Mons graupius.