Cohors I Flavia Canathenorum

• Flavia: Flavian. The Imperial family name shows a link to the emperors Vespasian, Titus or Domitian. The unit was probably raised during the reign of Vespasian.Spaul (2000) 421
• Canathenorum: Canathans. At the time the unit was raised, the recruits came from the city of Canatha and the nearby area.
• sagittariorum or sagittaria: Archers.
• milliaria: 1000 strong. A Cohors milliaria peditata had a nominal strength of 800, a Cohors milliaria equitata of 1040. On the military diplomas the sign $\backslash infty$ is used instead of milliaria.

Since there is no indication for equitata, the unit was a Cohors milliaria peditata (infantry unit) with a nominal strength of 800 men.

The unit is attested on military diplomas for the province of Raetia issued in 116, 116/121, 125/128, 139, 151/170, 154/161, 156, 157, 157/161, 159/160, 160, 162, 166 and 167/168.Farkas István Gergő (2015) 243-259

Possible garrisons in Raetia were:Spaul (2000) 427Farkas István Gergő (2015) 151-152

• Eining
• Kösching
• Regensburg-Kumpfmühl
• Sorviodurum (Straubing): The unit was stationed here in the 2nd and 3rd century.

Tiles with the stamp C I F C were found in Eining and Kösching, tiles with the stamp COH I CAN in Regensburg-Kumpfmühl and Sorviodurum ({{CIL|3|11992}}).

The following personnel is attested on diplomas or inscriptions:

• Aelius [.] (ca. 162): he is listed on the military diploma ({{CIL|16|118}})
• M. Plotius Faustus ({{CIL|8|2394}}, {{CIL|8|2395}}, {{CIL|8|17904}})

• Asuodane, a soldier: the diploma ({{CIL|16|118}}) was issued for him.

• Roman auxiliaries
• List of Roman auxiliary regiments

• Farkas István Gergő: THE ROMAN ARMY IN RAETIA Dissertation, University of Pécs Faculty of Humanities 2015, P. 151–152, 243–259, 409-412 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20161214120134/http://www.idi.btk.pte.hu/dokumentumok/disszertaciok/farkasistvangergophd.pdf PDF 19,1 MB, P.154-155, 246-262, 412-415])
• John Spaul: Cohors² The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the Imperial Roman Army, British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), {{ISBN|978-1841710464}}

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Military diplomas of 116 (RMD-04,229 = {{AE|1995|1185}}, RMD-03,155 = {{AE|1993|1240}}), 116/121 (ZPE-178-247 = {{AE|2011|1803}}), 125/128 (RMD-01,32 = {{AE|1957|156}}), 139 (RMD-05,386 = {{AE|1999|1183}}), 151/170 (RMD-01,51 = {{AE|1978|589}}), 154/161 ({{CIL|16|117}}, RMD-03,175), 156 ({{CIL|16|183}}), 157 (RMD-03,170 = {{AE|1988|905}}, RMD-04,275 = {{AE|1995|1182}}, RMM 00038), 157/161 (RMD-05,434 = {{AE|2001|1568}}), 159/160 ({{AE|2005|1153}}), 160 (RMD-04,278 = {{AE|1999|1190}}), 162 ({{CIL|16|118}}), 166 ({{CIL|16|121}}) und 167/168 (RMD-01,68 = {{AE|1961|174}}).

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