Cohors VI Thracum quingenaria equitata

Cohors VI Thracum quingenaria equitata ("6th part-mounted Cohort of Thracians") was a Roman auxiliary regiment containing cavalry contingents. The cohort activated on Dacia and Moesia Inferior provinces.[1] In Dacia the unit stationed on castra from the limes of Dacia Porolissensis: Porolissum, Certinae and Optatiana.[1]

Cohors VI Thracum quingenaria equitata
Roman infantry helmet (late 1st century)
Active?
CountryRoman Empire
TypeRoman auxiliary cohort
Roleinfantry/cavalry
Size500 men (380 infantry, 120 cavalry)
Garrison/HQDacia, Moesia Inferior

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  1. ^ a b "Petru Ureche Tactica, strategie și specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană" (PDF). www.irregular.ro. Retrieved 10 December 2012.[permanent dead link]