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Cohors I Brittonum milliaria

military unit

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Source revisionAug 6, 2025
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Cohors [prima] "Augusta Nervia Pacensis" / "Aurelia" / "Flavia Malvensis" Brittonum milliaria [peditata] ("[1st infantry 1000 strong] "venerable, Nervian and peaceful" / "Aurelian" / "Flavian" cohort of Brittones") was a Roman auxiliary infantry cohort. It was stationed at forts in Dacia: castra Buridava, Malva, Vârtop, and the successor to the Vârtop camp, Gară. It and Cohors I Britannica are the first cohorts bearing the appellation milliaria referred to in extant records, in the diploma for Pannonia of 85 CE.

See also

List of Roman auxiliary regiments

References

Sources

Academia Română: Istoria Românilor, Vol. 2, Daco-romani, romanici, alogeni, 2nd. Ed., București, 2010, ISBN 978-973-45-0610-1 (in Romanian)

Constantin C. Petolescu: Dacia - Un mileniu de istorie, Ed.

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