COHORS MULTIS EXPERIMENTIS FIDELISSIMA. BATAVIANS AS BODYGUARDS OF THE JULIO-CLAUDIAN EMPERORS

• Authors: Gawronski R. A.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

ROME'S HISTORY (1ST CENTURY AD)

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Komitet Nauk o Kulturze Antycznej PAN
• Journal: Meander
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 86-105
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Gawronski R. A.

• R. A. Gawronski, address not given, contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06PLAAAA00751863