07-11-2004, 01:53 PM
I did understand the question, but I tried to make clear that 'marines' may well be the wrong term. We simply do not know if there was such a thing as marines.<br>
If you mean general naval personnel, yes, it happened, but it's rare for the lower ranks. There are the legiones adiutrices, the cohortes classicae and a number of mass transfers to X Fretensis. Individual transfers were generally very rare and impossible (IIRC) before Antoninus Pius.<br>
There's no evidence for legionaries voluntarily transferring to the navy, but there are two examples of demotion to the navy, from Augustus's reign and Commodus.<br>
<p>Greets<br>
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Jasper</p><i></i>
If you mean general naval personnel, yes, it happened, but it's rare for the lower ranks. There are the legiones adiutrices, the cohortes classicae and a number of mass transfers to X Fretensis. Individual transfers were generally very rare and impossible (IIRC) before Antoninus Pius.<br>
There's no evidence for legionaries voluntarily transferring to the navy, but there are two examples of demotion to the navy, from Augustus's reign and Commodus.<br>
<p>Greets<br>
<br>
Jasper</p><i></i>
