Batavi tribe
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The Batavi tribe was an ancient Germanic people living in the Rhine–Meuse delta who became renowned as elite auxiliary troops in the Roman army.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batavi | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic tribe
ⓘ
ancient people ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum
ⓘ
surface form:
Oppidum Batavorum
|
| batavianRevoltDate | 69–70 CE ⓘ |
| batavianRevoltLeader | Julius Civilis ⓘ |
| capital |
Gelderland
ⓘ
surface form:
Nijmegen region
|
| culturalInfluenceOn | Batavian identity in Dutch historiography ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Germanic ⓘ |
| homeland |
Batavian Island
ⓘ
island between Waal and Lower Rhine ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| laterIntegration | absorbed into broader Frankish groups ⓘ |
| legacy | name used in early modern Dutch Republic symbolism ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Rhineland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Rhine region
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine–Meuse delta
|
| locatedWithin | Roman province of Germania Inferior ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Cassius Dio
ⓘ
Pliny the Elder ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ |
| militaryReputation |
excellent swimmers
ⓘ
expert river-crossers ⓘ |
| modernRegionOverlap |
Rhineland
ⓘ
surface form:
Germany (Lower Rhine)
Netherlands ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly related to "good island" or "fertile island" ⓘ |
| neighboringPeoples |
Chatti
ⓘ
Frisians ⓘ Ubii ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Batavian revolt ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Roman conquest of Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Claudian invasion of Britain
Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
allies of Rome
ⓘ
foederati-like relationship with Rome ⓘ |
| rebelledAgainst | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| renownedFor |
cavalry and infantry auxiliaries
ⓘ
elite auxiliary troops in the Roman army ⓘ |
| roleInRomanArmy |
Batavian cohorts
ⓘ
bodyguard cavalry for Roman emperors ⓘ |
| romanAdministrativeUnit | civitas Batavorum ⓘ |
| romanization | partially romanized ⓘ |
| servedAs | auxilia in Roman army ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| suppliedUnitsTo | Roman auxiliary cohorts across the empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century CE
ⓘ
early Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Batavi
The Batavian Conspiracy under Claudius Civilis (commissioned project)
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