Cohors IV Baetica

The Cohors IV Baetica was a cohort of Roman auxiliaries. It was originally recruited from natives of Hispania Baetica, a Roman province created on 29 BC, after the division of province Hispania Ulterior.

Cohors IV Baetica
Roman infantry helmet (late 1st century)
ActiveNot later than 14 BC
CountryRoman Empire
TypeRoman auxiliary cohort
Roleinfantry/cavalry
Garrison/HQCastra of Olteni ?
Engagementsprob. Dacian Wars (99-106)
Inscription C IIII BE on stamped brick found at Olteni

In a bronze inscription dated 51-74 AD, which was found in Bergamo on 1871, it is mentioned a member of the cohors "M(arcus) Sempronius Fuscus praefectus cohortis Baeticae".[1]

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