CLASSIS MOESICA ȘI CLASSIS SCYTHICA LA ÎNCEPUTUL SECOLULUI AL V-LEA. REFACEREA PUTERII NAVALE A PROVINCIILOR MOESIA SECUNDA ȘI SCYTHIA MINOR
CLASSIS MOESICA AND CLASSIS SCYTHICA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE4TH CENTURY. RESTORATION OF THE NAVAL POWER OF THE PROVINCES MOESIA SECUNDA AND SCYTHIA MINOR

Summary/Abstract: Based on the changes that have occurred in the political-military context of the Lower Danube, at the beginning of the 5th century, the Roman-Byzantine authorities resorted to restoring the naval power of the empire on the Danube border of the provinces of Moesia Secunda and Scythia Minor. For this purpose, through an edict issued by Emperor Theodosios II, on January 28, 412, the war fleets of the two provinces were constituted / reconstituted. Classis Moesica and Classis Scythica were thus born. According to the imperial edict, the composition of the two fleets included, first of all, warships, naves lusoriae, but also transport vessels, naves iudiciariae and naves agrarienses. The process of setting up the two fleets was to last seven years. At the end of this interval, the Classis Moesica was to count 114 vessels, of which 100 naves lusoriae, 10 naves agrarienses and four naves iudiciariae, and the Classis Scythica of 142 vessels, respectively 125 naves lusoriae, five naves iudiciariae and 12 naves agrarienses. The combined fleets of the two provinces were to total 266 ships, of which 225 naves lusoriae, nine naves iudiciariae and 22 naves agrarienses.

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