The inscriptions concerning the soldiers from Lower Moesia whose rural origin is certain: the wings and the cohorts Cover Image

Les inscriptions concernant les soldats originaires de la Mésie Inférieure dont l’origine rurale est certe: les ailes et les cohortes
The inscriptions concerning the soldiers from Lower Moesia whose rural origin is certain: the wings and the cohorts

Author(s): Lucreţiu Mihailescu-Bîrliba
Subject(s): Archaeology, Military history, Ancient World, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Roman army; Moesia Inferior; rural milieu; enlistment; auxilia;

Summary/Abstract: The author analyses the epigraphic sources on soldiers originating from the rural milieu of Lower Moesia, more precisely those whose rural origin is certain. The militaries from the alae and cohortes are studied here. The author tries to identify the moments of their enlistment and the historical events connected to these moments.

  • Issue Year: 26/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 249-259
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: French