Classis Moesica

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Classis Moesica was a Roman imperial fleet stationed along the lower Danube, responsible for patrolling and defending the empire’s northeastern river frontier.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Classis Moesica canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial fleet ⓘ
provincial fleet ⓘ
activePeriod 1st century AD ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ
3rd century AD ⓘ
4th century AD ⓘ
commandedBy praefectus classis Moesicae ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
fleetType fluvial squadron ⓘ
river fleet ⓘ
formedFrom Danubian naval forces ⓘ
linked to: Romanian Navy
garrisonLocation Axiopolis ⓘ
Durostorum ⓘ
Novae ⓘ
Noviodunum ⓘ
Ratiaria ⓘ
Sexaginta Prista ⓘ
Troesmis ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Moesian fleet ⓘ
hasLatinName Classis Moesica ⓘ
hasOpponents Carpi ⓘ
Dacians ⓘ
linked to: Dacian tribes

Goths ⓘ
Sarmatians ⓘ
hasPrimaryRole frontier defense ⓘ
logistical support ⓘ
river patrol ⓘ
transport of troops ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
namedAfter province of Moesia ⓘ
operatedIn Danube frontier ⓘ
linked to: Danube region

Moesia ⓘ
lower Danube ⓘ
linked to: Danube
partOf Roman military ⓘ
Roman navy ⓘ
protects lower Danube limes ⓘ
linked to: Danube limes

northeastern frontier of the Roman Empire ⓘ
stationedAlong Danube River ⓘ
linked to: Danube
subordinateTo praefectus classis Moesicae ⓘ
linked to: praefectus classis
supportedCampaign Aurelian's campaigns on the Danube ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius' Marcomannic Wars ⓘ
linked to: Marcomannic Wars

Trajan's Dacian Wars ⓘ
linked to: Dacian Wars
usedFor control of river traffic ⓘ
support of land operations ⓘ
surveillance of Danube frontier ⓘ
usedVesselType liburnian ⓘ
light river craft ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman navy → hadUnit → Classis Moesica ⓘ
Classis Moesica → hasLatinName → Classis Moesica ⓘ
limes Danubianus → patrolledBy → Classis Moesica ⓘ
Danubian frontier → supportedBy → Classis Moesica ⓘ