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Classiarius
Classiarii (singular: Classiarius; from Latin ''classis'' "fleet") referred to all military personnel (from the highest rank of ''Roman navy#High command, praefectus classis'' to the simplest rank of ''miles classiarius'') and personnel assigned to the maneuvering of ships (e.g., ''velarii'' or ''remiges'') or their construction/maintenance (e.g., ''fabri navales''), as part of the Roman navy, an integral part of the Roman army. History * Augustus, after the Battle of Actium, reformed the army and navy, divided into ''praetoriae'' squadrons at Cape Miseno, Miseno, Ravenna (port of Classe) and initially at ''Fréjus, Forum Iulii'', as well as ''provinciales'' in Roman Syria, Syria, Ancient Egypt, Egypt, along the Limes Germanicus, Rhine, Limes Germanicus, Danube and Sava. * Claudius increased the number of free and Roman province, provincial Roman citizenship, citizens employed among the ''classiarii'' sailors, in contrast to what had happened in Augustus' time, where the major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Navy
The naval forces of the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman state () were instrumental in the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean Basin, but it never enjoyed the prestige of the Roman legions. Throughout their history, the Romans remained a primarily land-based people and relied partially on their more nautically inclined subjects, such as the Greeks and the Egyptians, to build their ships. Because of that, the navy was never completely embraced by the Roman state, and deemed somewhat "un-Roman". In antiquity, navies and trading fleets did not have the logistical autonomy that modern ships and fleets possess, and unlike modern naval forces, the Roman navy even at its height never existed as an autonomous service but operated as an adjunct to the Roman army. During the course of the First Punic War, the Roman navy was massively expanded and played a vital role in the Roman victory and the Roman Republic's eventual ascension to hegemony in the Mediterranean Sea. In the course of the first h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
