The Cananefates , or Canninefates , Caninefates , or Canenefatae , meaning " boat masters" (or, less likely, " leek masters"), were a Germanic tribe, who lived in the Rhine delta, in western Batavia (later Betuwe), in the Roman province of Germania Inferior (now in the Dutch province of South Holland ), before and during the Roman conquest.
4-737: Brinno was leader of the Canninefates when they joined in the Batavian rebellion at the mouth of the Rhine in AD 70. According to Tacitus , his father had been hostile towards the Romans during the reign of Caligula . Therefore, Brinno was chosen to lead the Canninefates against Rome, and was ceremoniously raised on a shield. His first move as commander was to attack Roman winter camps by sea with
8-523: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canninefates Apparently, the name had its origins in the Cananefates living on sandy soils that were considered excellent for growing Alliums such as leeks and onions. At the beginning of the Batavian rebellion under Gaius Julius Civilis in the year 69, the Batavians sent envoys to the Canninefates to urge a common policy. "This
12-606: Is a tribe," says Tacitus ( Histories Book iv) "which inhabits part of the island, and closely resembles the Batavians in their origins, languages, and in their courageous character, but is inferior in numbers." This would imply a similar descent as the Batavians from the Chatti . In the failed uprising that followed, the Canninefates were led by their chieftain Brinno , the son of a chief who had faced down Caligula . The capital of
16-506: The help of the Frisii , in which he was successful due to the unprepared enemy. One of the camps destroyed has been identified at Praetorium Agrippinae . Brinno then threatened to advance on the Roman forts in the region, leading the Romans to burn these forts down with the fear of being unable to defend them, one such fort being located at Traiectum . This ancient Roman biographical article
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