03-06-2012, 06:35 AM
@Nathan:
IIRC the numerus exploratorum (germaniacianorum) divitiensium was stationed at Niederbieber. Heising says it was there from ca. 221 till at least 239.
Besides your source ( CIL XIII 6814 ), Heising gives us CIL XIII 7750, CIL XIII 7751 and
CIL XIII 11979, referring to dates year 221AD, 222-235AD and 238-244.
He further referrs to M. Reuter, Studien zu den Numeri des römischen Heeres in der mittleren Kaiserzeit Bericht RGK 80, 1999, 357-369 ( Studies on the Numeri of the Roman Army during ( late ?!) High Empire) in that.
From what I remember from the Limes Kolloquium 2010, this paper changed the perception of Numeri as "low-key" units, giving way to viewing some of the as "Special Units" , which is the case with that numerus exploratorum divitiensium,more of an elite unit than "the scum"
of the roman Army. I don't have this paper so I can't go on herewith, but I think that
the statue of Gordian III found at Niederbieber may shed a certain light on the affair
you are dealing with.
Hoping this helped a bit.
Greez & Goodnight
Simplex
>> Alexander Heising, Perspektiven der Limesforschung am Beispiel des Kastells Niederbieber , in
eter Henrich, Perspektiven der Limesforschung ; 5. Kolloquium der Deutschen Limeskommission, KÖLN 2009; Theiss-Verlag Stuttgart 2011
A. Heising, Perspectives of Research on the Limes as demonstrated on the Kastell Niederbieber, in : Perspectives of researching the Limes .......
IIRC the numerus exploratorum (germaniacianorum) divitiensium was stationed at Niederbieber. Heising says it was there from ca. 221 till at least 239.
Besides your source ( CIL XIII 6814 ), Heising gives us CIL XIII 7750, CIL XIII 7751 and
CIL XIII 11979, referring to dates year 221AD, 222-235AD and 238-244.
He further referrs to M. Reuter, Studien zu den Numeri des römischen Heeres in der mittleren Kaiserzeit Bericht RGK 80, 1999, 357-369 ( Studies on the Numeri of the Roman Army during ( late ?!) High Empire) in that.
From what I remember from the Limes Kolloquium 2010, this paper changed the perception of Numeri as "low-key" units, giving way to viewing some of the as "Special Units" , which is the case with that numerus exploratorum divitiensium,more of an elite unit than "the scum"
of the roman Army. I don't have this paper so I can't go on herewith, but I think that
the statue of Gordian III found at Niederbieber may shed a certain light on the affair
you are dealing with.
Hoping this helped a bit.
Greez & Goodnight
Simplex
>> Alexander Heising, Perspektiven der Limesforschung am Beispiel des Kastells Niederbieber , in
eter Henrich, Perspektiven der Limesforschung ; 5. Kolloquium der Deutschen Limeskommission, KÖLN 2009; Theiss-Verlag Stuttgart 2011A. Heising, Perspectives of Research on the Limes as demonstrated on the Kastell Niederbieber, in : Perspectives of researching the Limes .......
Siggi K.
