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Roman Defensive System in Dacia



             Ala I Asturum (settled at Hogiz), .
             Ala I Bosporanorum (with the camp at Cristesti first, and subsequent, at Micia, on Mures river), .
             Ala Hispanorum (settled somewhere in Oltenia), .
             Ala II Pannoniorum (had its camp at Gherla), and .
             Ala Siliana Civium Romanorum Torquata (with the camp at Gilau, near Cluj-Napoca). .
             These auxiliary troops and the two cavalry troops mentioned in that military diploma from 110, add up six "alae-. .
             As pedestrian troops, the military diploma from 110 mention the following cohors: .
             I Augusta Isturaeorum Sagittariorum, .
             I Britannica Militaria Civium Romanorum,.
             I Hispanorum Pia Fidelis, .
             I Thracum Civium Romanorum,.
             I Ituraeorum,.
             I Flavia Ulpia Hispanorum Militaria Civium Romanorum (this was "equito-, that means a mixed troop, cavalry and pedestrians),.
             II Gallorum Macedonica,.
             III Campestris Civium Romanorum, .
             IIII Cypria Civium Romanorum, .
             VIII Raetorum Civium Romanorum. .
             The epigraphic testimonies mention the following cohors: I Batavorum Militaria (in the N-W), I Britannica Militaria Equita (at Romita), II Flavia Bessorum (at Cincsor), II Flavia Commagenorum (at Micia), II Hispanorum, I Montanorum (at Sebes), VI Thracum-Equita (at Unguras), and I Ubiorum (at Orhei). .
             The historical texts and the inscriptions mention also the presence of some detachments formed by recruit solders from some part less civilized, of the Empire. These were irregular troops who fight with specific armament. Between these irregular troops we can cite the detachments of Maurs, Spaniards, Sirians and Ilirs. .
             The estimation of number of Roman troops in Dacia is difficult because the auxiliary troops (ala and cohors) hadn't the same size. They were "quingenariae- (500 soldiers) and "milliarie- (1000 soldiers). We haven't any indication regarding the size of auxiliary troops in Dacia. But we can estimate the total number of auxiliary pedestrians at 11 000 soldiers. The total number of cavalry troops is estimated at 6000 peoples.


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