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The following 38 units of Equites indigenae, i.e. "native cavalry", are listed in the Notitia (the numbers in front of the names refer to Ingo Maier's numbering scheme):

56/7.4 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Tentira, under the Dux Thebaidos
56/7.5 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Copto, also under the Dux Thebaidos
56/7.6 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Diospoli, also under the Dux Thebaidos
56/7.7 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Lato, also under the Dux Thebaidos
56/7.8 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Maximianopoli, also under the Dux Thebaidos
56/7.9 Equites promoti indigenae, also under the Dux Thebaidos
59.7 Equites promoti indigenae, at Sabiaea, under the Dux Palaestinae
59.8 Equites promoti indigenae, at Zodocathae, also under the Dux Palaestinae
59.9 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Hauanae, also under the Dux Palaestinae
59.10 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Zoarae, also under the Dux Palaestinae
59.11 Equites primi felices sagittarii indigenae Palaestini, at Sabure or at Veterocariae, also under the Dux Palaestinae
59.12 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Moahile, also under the Dux Palaestinae
61.6 Equites promoti indigenae, at Speluncis, under the Dux Arabiae
61.7 Equites promoti indigenae, at Mefa, also under the Dux Arabiae
61.8 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Gadda, also under the Dux Arabiae
61.11 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Diafenis, also under the Dux Arabiae
63.4 Equites promoti indigenae, at Saltatha, under the Dux Foenicis
63.6 Equites promoti indigenae, at at Avatha, also under the Dux Foenicis (see note)
63.7 Equites promoti indigenae, at Nazala, also under the Dux Foenicis
63.8 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Abina, also under the Dux Foenicis
63.9 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Casawa, also under the Dux Foenicis
63.10 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Calamona, also under the Dux Foenicis
63.11 Equites Saraceni indigenae, at Betproclis, also under the Dux Foenicis
63.13 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Adatha, also under the Dux Foenicis
65.4 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Matthana, under the Dux Syriae et Eufratensis Syriae
65.5 Equites promoti indigenae, at Adada, also under the Dux Syriae et Eufratensis Syriae
65.6 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Anatha, also under the Dux Syriae et Eufratensis Syriae
65.13 Equites promoti indigenae, at Rosafa in Augusto Eufratensi, and also under the Dux Syriae et Eufratensis Syriae
67.5 Equites promoti indigenae, at Banasam, under the Dux Osrhoenae
67.6 Equites promoti indigenae, at Sina Iudaeorum, also under the Dux Osrhoenae
67.7 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Oraba, also under the Dux Osrhoenae
67.8 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Thillazamana, also under the Dux Osrhoenae
67.9 Equites sagittarii indigenae Medianenses, at Mediana, also under the Dux Osrhoenae
67.10 Equites sagittarii indigenae primi Osrhoeni,, at Rasin, also under the Dux Osrhoenae
69.6 Equites sagittarii indigenae Arabanenses, at Mefana-Cartha, under the Dux Mesopotamiae
69.7 Equites scutarii indigenae Pafenses, at Assara, also under the Dux Mesopotamiae
69.8 Equites sagittarii indigenae Thibithenses, at Thilbisme, also under the Dux Mesopotamiae
69.9 Equites sagittarii indigenae, at Thannuri, also under the Dux Mesopotamiae

What exactly distinguished a unit of "native" or "indigenous" cavalry from other Equites is unclear. No field army units are so-called, so the implication that the men of these units were locals is strong; if so, this raises the question of "how local?" That a third of these units are promoti is interesting, given the hypothesis of Equites promoti being ex-legionary cavalry detachments. A Tetrarchic inscription (CIL 3,6726 = AE 1993,1607) from Avatha (Al-Bakhra in modern Syria) mentioning an officer of the EQ PROMOT [...] INDG confirms the stationing of a unit of Equites promoti indigenae at this location - the Tetrarchic fort was 1.5 ha in size (see D. Genequand, in Levant 36 (2004), p 225-242). This inscription is the only one I am aware of mentioning a unit of Equites promoti indigenae, although Genequand reports others have been found mentioning the unit from the same site.

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