Batavi

LUGDUNUM BATAVORUM, a town of the Batavi, now _Leyden_ in Holland.

A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus

Of all these people, the most famed for valor are the Batavi; whose territories comprise but a small part of the banks of the Rhine, but consist chiefly of an island within it.

The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus

[160] Hence the Batavi are termed, in an ancient inscription, "the brothers and friends of the Roman people."

The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus

GRINNES, a town of the Batavi, on the right side of the Vahalis (now the _Waal_), in the territory of Utrecht.

A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements Caius Cornelius Tacitus

The Mattiaci, therefore, though occupying a settlement and borders [162] on the opposite side of the river, from sentiment and attachment act with us; resembling the Batavi in every respect, except that they are animated with a more vigorous spirit by the soil and air of their own country.

The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Caius Cornelius Tacitus

Batavi, with two legions from Moesia, were in the very depth of winter put under the command of this general, with which he marched to

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851

[161] These seem to have been a tribe of the _Batavi_; but some editors give, as a various reading, _Hastarii_, which may be translated, a detachment of lancers.

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851

And when this was seen, the Batavi, with the royal legion, hastened to the support of their comrades, a formidable band, well able, if fortune aided them, to save even those who were in the extremest danger.

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851

And after his death the standard of the Eruli and of the Batavi was lost, and the barbarians raised it on high, insulting it, dancing round it, but after a fierce struggle it was recovered.

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851

The exiles sought a new home in the empty Rhine island, called it "Bet-auw," or "good-meadow," and were themselves called, thenceforward, Batavi, or

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845