Batavian people
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The Batavian people were an ancient Germanic tribe inhabiting the Rhine–Meuse delta region, known for their close alliance with and military service to the Roman Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batavians | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic tribe
ⓘ
ancient people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum
ⓘ
surface form:
Nijmegen (Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum)
|
| capitalOrMainSettlement | Nijmegen region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatusUnderRome |
exempt from certain taxes
ⓘ
favored allies of Rome ⓘ |
| culturalLegacy |
influenced later Dutch regional identity
ⓘ
name preserved in Batavia (Latin name for part of the Netherlands) ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ supplying troops to Rome ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| eventualFate | assimilated into emerging Frankish and local populations ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | island between branches of the Rhine and Meuse ⓘ |
| inhabitedRegion |
Lower Rhine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine–Meuse delta
|
| integratedInto | Roman provincial society ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Batavian revolt
ⓘ
close alliance with the Roman Empire ⓘ service as auxiliary troops in the Roman army ⓘ |
| language | Germanic language ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Germany
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Cassius Dio
ⓘ
Pliny the Elder ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ |
| militaryReputation |
expert swimmers
ⓘ
shock troops in Roman service ⓘ skilled horsemen ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Batavia ⓘ |
| politicalStatusUnderRome |
client people
ⓘ
federate allies (foederati-like status) ⓘ |
| providedToRome |
auxiliary cavalry
ⓘ
elite bodyguard units ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chatti
ⓘ
Franks ⓘ Frisians ⓘ |
| religion | Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| revolt |
Batavian revolt
ⓘ
surface form:
Batavian revolt (69–70 CE)
|
| revoltLeader | Julius Civilis ⓘ |
| romanAdministrativeUnit | civitas Batavorum ⓘ |
| romanMilitaryUnits |
Batavian cohorts
ⓘ
surface form:
Alae of Batavian cavalry
Batavian cohorts ⓘ
surface form:
Cohors I Batavorum
|
| RomanProvinceContext | Germania Inferior ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Imperial period
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Batavians