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describes these mountains as extremely rugged, and the Dalmatae as backward and warlike. He claims that they did not use money long after their neighbours adopted it and that they "made war on the Romans for a long time". He also criticises the Dalmatae, a nation of pastoralists, for turning fertile
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appear to have been raised after the suppression of the Illyrian revolt in two series, of 7 and 5 respectively. All these units were in existence by the time of emperor
203:(regimental commanders) are attested. From the locations of their votive or funerary stones, it can be deduced that at least 4 were central/southern Italians: from 358: 353: 246: 184:. It was still there in 138–61, the time of its last datable inscription. It is attested in the following Roman forts in Britannia: 126:
plains into sheep pasture. Indeed, the name of the tribe itself is believed to mean "shepherds", derived from the Illyrian word
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two centuries earlier. But after the war, the Dalmatae became a loyal and important source of recruits for the Roman army.
173: 135: 172:(r. 41–54). Its early movements are unknown. Holder suggests that the regiment may have taken part in the 60: 25: 110: 180:(61), but there is no evidence. It first appears in the datable epigraphic record in 122, in 224: 131: 102: 57: 134:
of 6–9 AD. The revolt was started by Dalmatae auxiliary forces and soon spread all over
185: 342: 204: 47: 147: 233: 208: 181: 143: 86: 168:(r. 30BC – 14AD) after 9 AD. It was certainly in existence by the time of 228: 216: 212: 193: 189: 177: 169: 165: 158: 139: 118: 114: 106: 161:(r. 41–54) Of these, 9 appear to have survived into the 2nd century. 130:("sheep"). The final time this people fought against Rome was in the 122: 220: 142:. The resulting war was described by the Roman writer 164:
The regiment was probably raised by founder-emperor
82: 74: 66: 53: 43: 35: 18: 286: 284: 307: 305: 146:as the most difficult faced by Rome since the 39:early 1st century to at least mid-2nd century 8: 176:(43) or the suppression of the revolt of 105:infantry regiment. It is named after the 349:Auxiliary infantry units of ancient Rome 326:Studies in the Auxilia of the Roman Army 117:coastal mountain range of the eponymous 30:Roman infantry helmet (late 1st century) 258: 15: 7: 153:According to Holder, a total of 12 113:-speaking tribe that inhabited the 14: 359:Military history of Roman Britain 247:List of Roman auxiliary regiments 211:, the city of Rome (c. 120), and 101:("1st Cohort of Dalmatae") was a 237:(infantry officer) is attested. 24: 215:. Another was a member of the 1: 375: 354:Dalmatia (Roman province) 174:Roman invasion of Britain 121:. The ancient geographer 23: 219:Gallic tribe of western 99:Cohors prima Delmatarum 299:Spaul (2000) 302-14 155:Cohortes Delmatarum 19:Cohors I Delmatarum 231:). In addition, a 290:Holder (1980) 112 93: 92: 366: 312: 311:Spaul (2000) 302 309: 300: 297: 291: 288: 279: 278:Spaul (2000) 304 276: 270: 263: 199:The names of 12 28: 16: 374: 373: 369: 368: 367: 365: 364: 363: 339: 338: 321: 316: 315: 310: 303: 298: 294: 289: 282: 277: 273: 264: 260: 255: 243: 223:, and one from 132:Illyrian revolt 103:Roman auxiliary 96: 58:Roman auxiliary 31: 12: 11: 5: 372: 370: 362: 361: 356: 351: 341: 340: 337: 336: 329: 320: 317: 314: 313: 301: 292: 280: 271: 257: 256: 254: 251: 250: 249: 242: 239: 186:High Rochester 94: 91: 90: 84: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 55: 51: 50: 45: 41: 40: 37: 33: 32: 29: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 371: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 346: 344: 334: 330: 327: 324:Holder, Paul 323: 322: 318: 308: 306: 302: 296: 293: 287: 285: 281: 275: 272: 268: 262: 259: 252: 248: 245: 244: 240: 238: 236: 235: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 197: 195: 192:(138–61) and 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 162: 160: 156: 151: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 95:Military unit 88: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 62: 59: 56: 52: 49: 46: 42: 38: 34: 27: 22: 17: 332: 331:Spaul, John 325: 295: 274: 266: 261: 232: 200: 198: 163: 154: 152: 127: 98: 97: 48:Roman Empire 83:Garrison/HQ 343:Categories 319:References 267:Geographia 209:Beneventum 196:(138–61). 148:Punic Wars 253:Citations 201:praefecti 182:Britannia 144:Suetonius 87:Britannia 333:COHORS 2 241:See also 234:centurio 229:Pannonia 217:Santones 213:Tusculum 194:Chesters 190:Maryport 178:Boudicca 170:Claudius 166:Augustus 159:Claudius 140:Pannonia 136:Dalmatia 119:Dalmatia 115:Adriatic 111:Illyrian 107:Dalmatae 70:infantry 265:Strabo 89:122–161 78:480 men 44:Country 335:(2000) 328:(1980) 225:Baláca 205:Aquino 123:Strabo 61:cohort 36:Active 269:VII.5 128:delme 109:, an 221:Gaul 138:and 75:Size 67:Role 54:Type 345:: 304:^ 283:^ 207:, 188:, 227:(

Index


Roman Empire
Roman auxiliary
cohort
Britannia
Roman auxiliary
Dalmatae
Illyrian
Adriatic
Dalmatia
Strabo
Illyrian revolt
Dalmatia
Pannonia
Suetonius
Punic Wars
Claudius
Augustus
Claudius
Roman invasion of Britain
Boudicca
Britannia
High Rochester
Maryport
Chesters
Aquino
Beneventum
Tusculum
Santones
Gaul

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