Classis Misenensis
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Classis Misenensis was one of the principal fleets of the Imperial Roman navy, based at Misenum and responsible for controlling the western Mediterranean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Classis Misenensis canonical | 3 |
| classis Misenensis | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial fleet
ⓘ
military unit of ancient Rome ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Roman military hierarchy ⓘ |
| composedOf |
marines
ⓘ
sailors ⓘ transport ships ⓘ warships ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith |
Classis Ravennatis
ⓘ
surface form:
Classis Ravennas
|
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolved |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
late Roman Empire
|
| function |
strategic reserve for western Mediterranean naval operations
ⓘ
support of imperial military campaigns ⓘ transport of troops and officials ⓘ |
| garrison | Misenum naval base ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Gulf of Naples
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Naples
Misenum ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key element of Roman control over western Mediterranean sea lanes ⓘ |
| inception |
1st century CE
ⓘ
reign of Augustus ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Italy ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | naval forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Misenum ⓘ |
| oneOf | principal fleets of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Roman navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Roman navy
|
| primaryTheaterOfOperations |
Tyrrhenian Sea
ⓘ
coasts of Italy ⓘ coasts of Sardinia ⓘ coasts of Sicily ⓘ Western Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
western Mediterranean Sea
|
| recruitedFrom |
Italian peninsula
ⓘ
provincial populations of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| role |
control of the western Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
escort of grain and supply convoys ⓘ patrolling Italian and western Mediterranean coasts ⓘ protection of maritime communications ⓘ |
| status | permanent standing fleet ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
praefectus classis ⓘ
surface form:
praefectus classis Misenensis
praetorian prefect in some periods ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century crisis
ⓘ
High Empire ⓘ early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | fleet ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman emperors for rapid movement across the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
classis Misenensis
subject surface form:
Portus Julius