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Romans defeated in a surprise attack on their camp on the Moselle, 69-70
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The Romans are initially defeated in a surprise attack on their camp on the Moselle, but they counterattack on the same day. Print number 27 in the series of prints on the Batavian Revolt: Batavorum cum Romanis bellum / à Corn. Tacito lib. IV & V. : Hist. olim descriptum, figuris nunc aeneis expressum, auctore Othone Vaenio Lugdunobatava = The Batavian or old Dutch war against the Romans. Otto Vaenius, Antwerp 1612. At the bottom two verses of four lines in Dutch and in Latin. On the reverse side text in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineRomeinen verslagen bij een verrassingsaanval op hun kamp aan de Moezel, 69-70. 1612. Antonio Tempesta. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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