Peace between the Romans and the Batavians

The bridge over the Nabalia has been broken in the middle, to keep a safe distance between the warring parties. On the right-hand side is Claudius Civilis and on the left-hand side the Roman general Quintus Petillis Cerialis. Civilis and Cerialis are conducting peace negotiations after the failure of the Batavian revolt. Between the two generals stands an angel of peace offering each of them an olive branch. A new treaty was agreed, which heralded a period of great prosperity for the Batavians.

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Ever since 1584, stadholders had been compared with the leaders of the Batavian revolt. The Batavian leader Claudius Civilis and the Canninefate leader Brinio are the key figures in five works in the Batavian series. The Batavians and the Canninefates had united with the Frisians to fight the Romans in 69-70 AD. The mythical forefathers of the Dutch rebelled not so much against the Roman Emperor as against the unreasonable behaviour of the governor, just as the seven provinces that formed the Dutch Republic united to fight harsh Spanish officials, rather than the Spanish king.