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  2. Roman navy - Wikipedia

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    Roman navy. The naval forces of the ancient Roman state (Latin: classis, lit. 'fleet') 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 ...

  3. Castra - Wikipedia

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    A sanitary channel at Potaissa, Dacia (modern Romania). It is placed cross-slope with a slight decline and then exits down-slope. Further from the Quaestorium were the tents of the Nationes ("natives"), who were auxiliaries of foreign troops, and the legionaries in double rows of tents or barracks (Strigae).

  4. Roman military frontiers and fortifications - Wikipedia

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    Roman military borders and fortifications were part of a grand strategy of territorial defense in the Roman Empire, although this is a matter of debate.By the early 2nd century, the Roman Empire had reached the peak of its territorial expansion and rather than constantly expanding their borders as earlier in the Empire and Republic, the Romans solidified their position by fortifying their ...

  5. Military of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    The military of ancient Rome was one of largest pre-modern professional standing armies that ever existed. At its height, protecting over 7,000 kilometers of border and consisting of over 400,000 legionaries and auxiliaries, the army was the most important institution in the Roman world. According to the Roman historian Livy, the military was a ...

  6. Classe, ancient port of Ravenna - Wikipedia

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    The archeological site in Classe. Location. Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Coordinates. 44°23′42″N 12°13′12″E  /  44.39500°N 12.22000°E  / 44.39500; 12.22000. Built. 1st century BC. Location of Classe in Emilia-Romagna. Classe was a commercial port located 4 km (2.5 mi) east south east from Ravenna, Italy. [1]

  7. Classis Germanica - Wikipedia

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    Classis Germanica. Altar of Victory [ de] from the fleet Castle Old Castle, 1st half of the 3rd century BC. Grave stone of Marines L. Valerius Verecundus, died in service in the camp Cologne Alteburg. Reconstruction model of the late antique Ländeburgus of Ladenburg. For the bridge there is no archaeological evidence.

  8. Vindobona - Wikipedia

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    Vindobona was part of the Roman province Pannonia, of which the regional administrative centre was Carnuntum. Vindobona was a military camp with an attached civilian city (Canabae). The military complex covered an area of some 20 hectares, housing about 6000 men where Vienna's first district now stands.

  9. Structural history of the Roman military - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The structural history of the Roman military concerns the major transformations in the organization and constitution of ancient Rome 's armed forces, "the most effective and long-lived military institution known to history." [1] At the highest level of structure, the forces were split into the Roman army and the Roman navy, although these ...