Roman Auxilia - Cohors II Cantabrorum
Cohors II Cantabrorum was an auxiliary unit in ancient Rome, recruited from the Cantabri tribes, as well as from the local population where they were located (Judea).
The cohort was formed in the province of Tarraconesian Spain from the Cantabri, one of the peoples who most fiercely resisted Roman conquest, especially during the Cantabrian Wars of Octavian Augustus.
The date of the unit's establishment is unknown, but it may have been founded during the reign of Emperor Nero during the eastern campaigns of Corbulo.
The cohort was stationed in Syria or Cappadocia and participated in the First Jewish War under the leadership of Vespasian and Titus, being quartered in the province of Judea, where it is mentioned throughout the reign of Domitian.
The Cantabri (Latin: Cantabri) were an ancient confederation of 11 tribes inhabiting the northern coast of Spain in the territory of the modern province of Cantabria, in the east of Asturias, and in the adjacent mountainous areas of Castile-Leon.
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Auxilia, Auxilary-hastat, Auxiliaries, Legion, Cohors IX Batavorum
