Cohors peditata

Cohors peditata
Some Roman auxiliary infantrymen (on the right, with green shields) and a legionnaire (on the left, with a red shield).
Active27 BC - 305 AC
CountryRoman Republic and Roman Empire
Typeinfantry
Rolecombat
Sizecohors
Part ofAuxilia
PatronMars
ColorsBlue

The cohors peditata (Latin: cohors peditata; plural: cohortes peditatae) was a body of auxiliary units of the Roman army, composed solely of infantrymen, unlike the equitata cohort. It could consist of 500 soldiers (quingenaria) or approximately 1,000 (milliaria).

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