The sailors of the fleet at Ravenna were mostly drawn from the provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia, which were both held for Vespasian, and while they were still wavering, the admiral, Lucilius Bassus, decided them in favour of the Flavian party.
Luzilio Basok, Ravenako flotako prefektuak, bere aldera erantsi zituen soldaduen gogo zalanzkorrak, zati handi bat dalmatak eta panoniarrak baitziren, Vespasianoren esku zeuden probintziak.