Classe, ancient port of Ravenna

Classe
Classe
	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
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] It was near the head of the Adriatic coast.^[2] For almost five hundred years it was an important strategic military port. When it was not being used as a military port, it was an important commercial port for the imperial capital of Ravenna in the Roman Empire.^[3] Classe comes from the Latin word classis, meaning fleet.

^ Hutton, Story of Ravenna, 26.
^ Keppie, The Army and the Navy, 383.; Hornblower, Ravenna, 1294.
^ Bowerstock, Ravenna, 662.

[1] Hutton, Story of Ravenna, 26.

[2] Keppie, The Army and the Navy, 383.; Hornblower, Ravenna, 1294.

[3] Bowerstock, Ravenna, 662.

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