Roman provinces that bordered the Pontus Euxinus, garrisoned in its southern part by the Classis Pontica.
Active
Augustus/Nero - 7th century
Countries
Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire
Type
Naval force
Size
A few thousands of classiarii (besides the legio I Pontica[1])
Garrison/HQ
Bithynia and Pontus
Commanders
Current commander
Praefectus classis
Military unit
The Classis Pontica was a provincialis fleet, established initially by Augustus and then by Nero on a permanent basis (around 57). It was tasked with guarding the southern Pontus Euxinus, coordinating with the neighboring fleet of Mesia, the Classis Flavia Moesica.
(today's Black Sea): the ClassisPontica. During the civil war of 68-69, a certain Anicetus, praefectus Classis of the ClassisPontica, initially supported...
sesterces annually, the prefects of the Classis Germanica, the Classis Britannica and later the ClassisPontica were centenarii (i.e. earning 100,000 sesterces)...
Classiarii (from Latin Classis = fleet) referred to all military personnel (from the highest rank of Praefectus classis, to the simplest rank of miles...
centuries later, the fleet passed to new commanders, becoming the ClassisPontica. The city received the status of civitas libera, extending its judicial...
The Classis Flavia Moesica ("Flavian Fleet of Moesia") was the Roman Empire's fleet on the lower Danube river, near the Black Sea. The Classis Moesica...
). North Pontic Archaeology: Recent Discoveries and Studies. Colloquia Pontica. Vol. 6. Leiden: Brill. pp. 53–66. ISBN 9789004120419. Karyshkovskij, Petr...
legion was probably founded by Diocletian to help defend the Danube. I Pontica: the legion was founded by Dioceltian to help defend Pontus Polemoniacus...
tributaries of the Danube. Each flotilla was commanded by a praefectus classis who reported to the local dux. It appears that each dux on the Danube disposed...
Dobrogea și problema existenței unor emporia în zona Dunării Inferioare". Pontica. XL. Muzeul de Istorie Națională și Arheologie, Constanța: 137. ISSN 1013-4247...
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