Batavi

Reading notes

• The Agricola §36 the Batavi

  German people supplying elite Roman auxiliaries; decisive in the close fighting at Mons Graupius.

• The Annals §2.6 island of the Batavi

  Germanic people of the Rhine delta, Rome's finest auxiliary horsemen and swimmers.

• The Germania §29 Batavi

  The foremost in valour of the Rhine peoples, exempt from tribute and reserved, like 'weapons and arms', for Rome's wars.

• The Histories §1.61 the Batavians

  A warlike Germanic people of the Rhine delta who furnished elite auxiliary cohorts to Rome.

• The Histories §4.13 Batavi

  A Germanic people of the Rhine delta (an island between branches of the Rhine), Rome's prized auxiliary cavalry and infantry; the core of Civilis's revolt.