New Houten tombstone

[Praefectusclassis]

Yes, Cohors I Classica originated in the fleet detachment at Forum Iulii. Possibly the first unit raised there was a Cohors Nautarum or Nauticorum. This may be the forerunner of the Cohors I Classica as inscriptions of this unit are very rare, early and located IIRC in the neighbourhood of Nice. The unit may later have been renamed to Classica and was temporarily named Aelia Classica during its stay in Britain in the 2nd quarter of the 2nd century, presuming these units are indeed the same.<br>
The other 'naval' cohors, Cohors II Classica (Sagittaria), possibly raised in Forum Iulii too, but might have originated in Syria too. It is simply not known. <p>Greets<BR>
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