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Batavia (region)
Batavia
was the name used by the
Roman Empire
for the land of the
Batavians
, a Germanic tribe. This was roughly the area around the modern city of
Nijmegen
,
Netherlands
. The name was mentioned by
Julius Caesar
,
Pliny the Elder
and especially
Tacitus
in his account of the
Germanic uprising of 68
, but was last recorded in the 5th century. The same area is nowadays known as
Betuwe
.
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