Classis Germanica
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Classis Germanica was a Roman imperial fleet stationed along the Rhine and North Sea coasts, responsible for naval operations, transport, and frontier defense in the Germanic provinces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Classis Germanica canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial fleet
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1st century AD
ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| conflict |
Roman campaigns in Germania
ⓘ
frontier skirmishes with Germanic tribes ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Imperial period
|
| garrisonRegion |
Rhine frontier
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Rhine frontier
|
| historicalRegion | Roman Germania ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Latin ⓘ |
| mainRole |
frontier defense
ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ transport of troops and supplies ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman naval forces ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Gallia Belgica
ⓘ
Germania Inferior ⓘ Germania Superior ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Rhine ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River
|
| partOf | Roman navy ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
security of the North Sea approaches to the Rhine
ⓘ
security of the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Roman imperial administration
ⓘ
praefectus classis ⓘ |
| supportedProvince |
Gallia Belgica
ⓘ
Germania Inferior ⓘ Germania Superior ⓘ |
| task |
patrolling rivers and coastal waters
ⓘ
protecting trade routes ⓘ securing supply lines ⓘ supporting legions in Germania ⓘ transporting military units ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Lower Rhine
ⓘ
North Sea coast ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea littoral
Limes Germanicus ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Germanic frontier
|
| typeOfFrontierUnit | limes defense force ⓘ |
| usedVesselType |
patrol boats
ⓘ
riverine warships ⓘ transport ships ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.