Cohors II Italica Civium Romanorum | |
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Active | ? |
Country | Ancient Rome |
Type | Cohort |
Role | Infantry |
Garrison/HQ | Syria, ca. 69-157 |
Cohors II Italica Civium Romanorum was a Roman cohort from Italia formed from Roman citizens.[1] It is mentioned as Cohors Italica in Acts 10:1 and is associated with Cornelius the Centurion.
The cohort was among those stationed in Syria in 157 under legate Arridius Cornelianus.[2]
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- W. M. Ramsay. Cornelius and the Italic Cohort, The Expositor, 1896
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