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Revolt of the Batavi
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The Revolt of the Batavi took place in the Roman province of Germania Inferior between AD 69 and 70. It was an uprising against the Roman Empire started by the Batavi, a small but militarily powerful
The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis, completed by Rembrandt in 1661
The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis, completed by Rembrandt in 1661
Silver-plated medal, denoting the property of C. Aquilius Proculus, the primus pilus who organized the retreat of Roman troops from the Rhineland and
Silver-plated medal, denoting the property of C. Aquilius Proculus, the primus pilus who organized the retreat of Roman troops from the Rhineland and was betrayed by his local auxiliaries. (Tac. Historiae IV.18). The medal was found on the Kops Plateau in Nijmegen.
Funerary stela of a Batavian member of the Corporis Custodes of Nero
Funerary stela of a Batavian member of the Corporis Custodes of Nero
Reconstruction of a Roman fluvial boat, a navis lusoria of the classis germanica (Rhine flotilla). It is based on the remarkable discovery of the rema
Reconstruction of a Roman fluvial boat, a navis lusoria of the classis germanica (Rhine flotilla). It is based on the remarkable discovery of the remains of five Roman boats at Mainz in the early 1980s. The boat above, denoted Mainz Type A, was designed as a rapid intervention launch, with long, narrow shape and shallow keel. It would be rowed by the troops themselves (32 oars, 16 on each side). Note the mounted shields to protect the oarsmen from missiles shot from the riverbanks. At the time of
Batavi (Germanic tribe)
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The Batavians or Batavi were a Roman-era Germanic people that lived in Batavia in the eastern Rhine delta — an area that is now in the Netherlands, but then lay upon the northernmost border of the Rom
Revolt of the Batavi
…place in the Roman province of Germania Inferior ("Lower Germania") between AD 69 and 70. It was an uprising against the Roman Empire started by the Batavi, a small but militarily powerful Germanic tribe that inhabited Batavia, on the delta of the river Rhine. They were soon joined by the Celtic tribes…
A Roman cavalry helmet, discovered in 1915 near Nijmegen, from the second half of the first century, at Valkhof Museum
A Roman cavalry helmet, discovered in 1915 near Nijmegen, from the second half of the first century, at Valkhof Museum