The Revolt of the Batavi took place Process_start in the Roman province of Germania Inferior between AD 69 and 70 .

It was an uprising Change_of_leadership against the Roman Empire started Process_start by the Batavi , a small but militarily powerful Germanic tribe that inhabited Batavia , on the delta of the river Rhine .

Under the leadership of their hereditary prince Gaius Julius Civilis , an auxiliary officer in the Imperial Roman army , the Batavi and their allies managed to inflict a series of humiliating defeats on the Roman army , including the destruction Destroying of two legions .

Following peace talks Communication , the Batavi submitted Agree_or_refuse_to_act again to Roman rule , but were forced Causation to accept humiliating terms and a legion stationed permanently on their territory , at Noviomagus ( modern day Nijmegen , The Netherlands ) .