Cohors II Italica Civium Romanorum
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Cohors II Italica Civium Romanorum was a Roman
cohort
from Italia formed from Roman citizens. 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.
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
cohort
Cohort (military unit)
A cohort was the basic tactical unit of a Roman legion following the reforms of Gaius Marius in 107 BC.-Legionary cohort:...
from Italia formed from Roman citizens. It is mentioned as Cohors Italica in Acts
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
10:1 and is associated with Cornelius the Centurion.
The cohort was among those stationed in Syria in 157 under legate
Legatus
A legatus was a general in the Roman army, equivalent to a modern general officer. Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the dux, and he outranked all military tribunes...
Arridius Cornelianus.
Further reading
- W. M. Ramsay. Cornelius and the Italic Cohort, The Expositor, 1896