Cohors equitata

Cohors equitata
Auxiliary cavalryman belonging to a cohors equitata or cavalry wing.
Active52 BC - 305 AC
CountryRoman Republic and Roman Empire
Typecavalry units flanked by infantry units
Rolecombat
Sizecohors
Part ofAuxilia

The cohors equitata (Latin: cohors equitata; plural: cohortes equitatae) was a body of auxiliary units of the Roman army, composed of both infantry and cavalry. It combined a cohors peditata and an ala of cavalry. It could consist of 500 soldiers (quingenaria) to approximately 1,000 (milliaria).

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