3709944 The Batavians Defeating the Romans on the Rhine, 1600-13 (oil on panel) by Veen, Otto van (1558-1629); 38x52 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Claudius Civilis Defeats the Roman Troops near the Rhine in 69 AD, one of twelve on the Insurrection of the Batavians against the Romans painted for the Binnenhof, the central government building in The Hague. In the early years of the Dutch Republic, many compared their own revolt against Spain to the Batavian uprising. The Revolt of the Batavi in the Roman province of Germania Inferior AD 69-70 was an uprising against the Roman Empire by a small but militarily powerful Germanic or Celtic tribe inhabiting Batavia, on the river Rhine. ); Flemish, out of copyright.