Folia archeologica 15.
Sándor Soproni: Castellum Carporum
CASTELLUM CARPORUM 53 triumphed not over the Quadi but the Germanic tribes living west of Pannónia, perhaps the Alemanni and that part of legio XXII Primigenia which, after the war, accompanied Philippus to his campaign against the Carpi, also participated in the former campaign with the Emperor. Advancing towards Dacia from the west, the Emperor probably also requisited the Pannonian legions which, even at this time, again participated in the war which took place nearby the territory. 6 5 The military career of P. Ael. Proculinus began in the cohors of Intercisa where his father also served. The young soldier soon advanced to a higher unit, the legion of Aquincum. According to the inscriptions this legion was closely attached to the cohors of Intercisa. 6 6 An inscription from Intercisa mentions together the father who served in the cohors with his son and even his grandson, who both served already in the legion. 6 7 We are also familiar with an entirely different case. M. Aur. Alexander was the veteran of the legion while his son was a common soldier in the cohors of Hemesa. 6 8 Evidently, in our case the soldier who was distinguished among his comrades was transferred to the legion where he probably soon became exercitator equitum. The exercitatores were chosen from among the centurions and officiated by the legátus. After Septimius Severus the centurions posted to the legátus entered the group of primi ordines 6 9 and, in accordance with this, received higher soldier's pay. Those who belonged to the group of effective primi ordines were of a higher rank than the other centurions. 7 0 So far we know of two exercitators from the territory of Pannónia. One is C. Cusp. Secundus, the exercitator of the legio II adiutrix 7 1 and the other Aur. [ Caejsius who served in the praetorian guards as an exercitator equitum praetorianorum. 7 2 The next stage in the military career of P. Ael. Proculinus was already the imperial guards, the cohors VII praetoria. The large-scale military reforms of Septimius Severus also affected the imperial guards. The troops for the guards were largely recruited from the units of the army of Illyricum and in the third associate it with the Quadi, although the last two also consider the Alemanni. Alföldi (САН XII. 142) regards the title to be in commemoration of the victory against the Goths. Barkóczi (op. cit. 525J supposes that the Emperor also fought against the Germanic peoples dwelling in the Tisza district which would be shown by the title Germanicus Maximus (a similar view is found in PWRE XIX Hb op. cit. 761.). Regarding this it is important to mention the altar-stone from 248 erected by the tribunus of cohors I Germanorum Philippiana (Dessau 2605). It is possible that this cohors, together with legio XXII Primigenia, also participated in the campaign of Philippus. In connection with th;s, an inscription from Rome (Dessau 505) which was erected on 23rd July 244, by the re-drafted soldiers of legio I] Parthica (possibly when returning from a campaign) in honour of Fortuna Redux, should also be mentioned. 6 5 The attributes of the legio I adiutrix and the legio II adiutrix Philippiana might refer to this, though possibly the Dacian war also affected the Pannonian limes and in the two legions, as well as in the auxiliary units where the attribute may be found it can be connected with this. (Mócsy A., PWRE Suppl. IX. 565 and BarkócziL., op. cit. 524.) 6 6 Barkóczi L., Tábor és lakótelep (Camp and Dwelling Area). Intercisa I. АН 33 (1954) 38. 6 7Erdélyi G.— F ülep F., op. cit. no. 130 (CIL III 10316). 6 81. с. no. 117. 6 9 Domaszewsky, A., Die Rangordnung des röm. Heeres. BJ 117 (1908) 97 f. 7 0 On the inscriptions CIL VIII 18065 a nd XIII 6801 „primi ordines et centuriones" Cf. Damaszewsky, A., op. cit. 94. 7 1 Aquincum, CIL III 3470. 7 2 Nagytétény, CIL III 10378.
