Dear Mr Haythornthwaite,
(But seriously). As a fast answer, I am passing on an URL re Romans in
Britain:
<http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/glo_military_glossary_d.htm>
You will see that they had a name for the "camel trooper": not surprisingly,
"Dromedarius". Dromediarii tended to be auxiliary troops, generally from
North Africa.
As a not-so-fast answer, I'll see if I (or someone) can find something out of
a book.
Best regards,
Cynthia Leenerts
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