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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Batavi 17
Batavi tribe canonical 1
Batavians 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic tribe
ancient people
associatedWithSite Oppidum Batavorum
batavianRevoltDate 69–70 CE
batavianRevoltLeader Julius Civilis
capital Nijmegen region
linked to: Gelderland
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 Lower Rhine region
linked to: Rhineland

Rhine–Meuse delta
locatedWithin Roman province of Germania Inferior
mentionedBy Cassius Dio
Pliny the Elder
Tacitus
militaryReputation excellent swimmers
expert river-crossers
modernRegionOverlap Germany (Lower Rhine)
linked to: Rhineland

Netherlands
nameEtymology possibly related to "good island" or "fertile island"
neighboringPeoples Chatti
Frisians
Ubii
notableEvent Batavian revolt
participatedIn 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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Batavia namedAfter Batavi tribe
Batavian Republic namedAfter Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Germania associatedWithTribe Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum namedAfter Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Batavian cohorts ethnicOrigin Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Batavian cohorts recruitedFrom Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Batavian revolt involved Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Julius Civilis ethnicGroup Batavians
linked to: Batavi tribe
Batavian Island inhabitedBy Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Batavian Island associatedWithTribe Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Batavian Island romanNameDerivedFrom Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Germania Inferior hadPopulation Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Noviomagus associatedWithPeople Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Batavorum refersTo Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Batavorum ethnonymDerivedFrom Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Nijmegen Hunerberg associatedPeople Batavi
linked to: Batavi tribe
Civitas Batavorum inhabitedBy Batavi
subject linked to: civitas Batavorum
linked to: Batavi tribe
Civitas Batavorum hasEthnicGroup Batavi
subject linked to: civitas Batavorum
linked to: Batavi tribe