I cohort of aquitans

I cohort of aquitans ( lat. Cohors I Aquitanorum ) - auxiliary unit of the army of Ancient Rome.

Cohort, apparently, was recruited by the reign of Emperor Octavian Augustus in Aquitaine . There is a debate about whether there were two or one cohorts called I aquitans. This is due to the fact that a unit with this name is repeatedly mentioned in both Upper Germany and Britain. Holder believes that these are two separate units, one of which was called "veteran" and was constantly based in Upper Germany, and the other in Britain. Spol believes that there was one cohort, which was alternately located in two provinces, although this is unusual for auxiliary units. Holder argues that the British cohort is never mentioned with the name "veteran." This article is based on the classification of Holder. For units from Upper Germany, see article I of the Veteran Aquatic Cohort .

The first Aquitaine cohort was probably located at the beginning of its history on the Rhine border. For the first time, it appears in a dated epigraphic inscription in 82 in Germany, if this record does not apply to the 1st veteran cohort of aquitans. The first Aquitaine cohort was first mentioned in Britain in 122, probably transferred to the island along with several other units for the construction of the Adrian rampart . The cohort remained in Britain until the 4th century, when it guarded the Saxon coast at Fort Branodun. In addition, the cohort camped with the following forts: Bakewell, Bro-on-Noah (158), Carravburg.