Classis Alexandrina
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Classis Alexandrina was a Roman imperial fleet based in Alexandria that patrolled and protected the eastern Mediterranean and vital grain routes from Egypt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Classis Alexandrina canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial fleet
ⓘ
provincial fleet ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Syrian coast ⓘ
surface form:
Levantine coast
routes between Alexandria and Italy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | annona (Roman grain supply system) ⓘ |
| basedIn | Alexandria ⓘ |
| composedOf |
transport ships
ⓘ
warships ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Roman imperial administration
ⓘ
prefect of Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| garrison | Alexandria ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
escort of merchant shipping
ⓘ
protection against piracy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
escort of grain convoys
ⓘ
maritime security ⓘ patrolling the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ protecting grain routes from Egypt to Rome ⓘ |
| hasRole |
logistical support for grain supply
ⓘ
protection of imperial interests in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ support of Roman military operations in the East ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Alexandria ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| inception | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Roman province of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Egypt
|
| militaryBranch | Roman naval forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexandria ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean Sea
|
| partOf |
Roman navy
ⓘ
classis Romana ⓘ |
| primaryCargoProtected | Egyptian grain ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Roman navy
ⓘ
navy ⓘ |
| significance |
ensured grain supply from Egypt to Rome
ⓘ
key element of Roman control over Egypt ⓘ |
| startTime | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Port of Alexandria
ⓘ
surface form:
port of Alexandria
|
| strategicImportance | vital for food security of Rome ⓘ |
| typeOf | provincial Roman fleet ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman emperors ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.