praefectus classis

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The praefectus classis was a senior Roman imperial official who commanded a fleet and oversaw naval operations and administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial office
military rank
naval commander
appointedBy Roman emperor
associatedWithPlace Misenum
Ravenna
commanded Roman imperial fleet
commandedUnit Classis Misenensis
surface form: classis Misenensis

Classis Ravennatis
surface form: classis Ravennatis

provincial fleets
country Roman Empire
documentedInSource inscriptions
legal texts
literary sources
duty anti-piracy operations
escort of grain shipments
protection of sea routes
support of land campaigns
field military administration
naval warfare
governedBy Roman military law
hadAuthorityOver recruitment of sailors
ship construction
ship maintenance
training of sailors
hadJurisdictionOver fleet logistics
fleet personnel
naval bases
languageOfTerm Latin
literalMeaning prefect of the fleet
partOf Roman military hierarchy
rankComparedTo above ordinary centurion
below senatorial legate
relatedPosition legatus Augusti pro praetore
praefectus praetorio
responsibleFor naval administration
naval operations
subordinateTo Roman emperor
praetorian prefect
provincial governor
timeInOffice fixed term
typicallyHeldBy equestrian officer
usedInPeriod Dominate
Principate
wore military uniform

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Roman navy commandStructure praefectus classis
Roman navy commandStructure praefectus classis
this entity surface form: praefectus classis Misenensis
Classis Misenensis subordinateTo praefectus classis
this entity surface form: praefectus classis Misenensis
Classis Pontica subordinateTo praefectus classis
this entity surface form: Praefectus classis Ponticae
Classis Moesica subordinateTo praefectus classis
this entity surface form: praefectus classis Moesicae