Classis Pontica

• The Classis Pontica was the Fleet of the Roman Navy in the Black Sea. Classis means Fleet in Latin.

Description

• The Pontic Fleet was based at Trabzon (Trapezus), with other bases at Sinope and Amastris on the Black Sea coast of turkey.
• The Fleet had 40 ships and 3,000 troops in 66 CE, according to the Roman historian  Josephus (BJ 2.366-7).

Tranzon (Trapezus)