02-11-2016, 04:04 PM
Since I'm being quoted here... There's substantial circumstantial evidence that the Jewish revolt was very costly in terms of manpower. OTOH, it's been noted that there seems to be a relative dearth of diplomas after the revolt and a glut 25 years later, suggesting that there was a recruiment drive to bring back numbers. In that situation, men from the fleets were either drafted into other units, or just gathered up wholesale into new units. IIRC Speidel the elder discussed diplomas dated to after the revolt mentioning new Cohortes Classicae from Arabia, which very well may have found their origin in this revolt. In short: if a PraefectusClassis gained an award during this era, it need not be for maritime action of any kind..
