Cohors multis experimentis fidelissima. Batawowie jako straż przyboczna dynastii julijsko-klaudyjskiej
Cohors multis experimentis fidelissima. Batavians as Bodyguards of the Julio-Claudian Emperors
Author(s): Radosław A. GawrońskiSubject(s): History
Published by: Komitet Nauk o Kulturze Antycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Rome; history; Batavians; court; emperors; Julio-Claudian dynasty
Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to explain why Augustus and his successors from the Julio-Claudian dynasty used Batavians as their bodyguards. The author quotes the mentions of Batavian soldiers and Batavians in general in the works of ancient writers, showing the image of that German tribe in the eyes of the Roman public.
Journal: Meander
- Issue Year: 60/2005
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 86-105
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Polish