Claudius Labeo

Claudius Labeo belonged to the Batavian tribe and fought for the Roman Empire against the uprising. He served as the prefect of the Batavian ala of auxiliary and was a military Commander of Batavian.

The Roman empire was split in 69 by civil war, and Vitellius, one of the contending emperors, wanted more troops. The Batavian uprising had this as its direct reason. The Dutch River region became a battlefield in August as a result of a plot orchestrated by a nobleman by the name of Julius Civilis. However, there were other significant factors at play, and it appears that one of them was the ancient Batavian aristocracy's forced power-sharing arrangement with other Batavians. The first group was recognized by their formal name Julius Civilis and had held Roman citizenship for some time; the second group had just recently acquired citizenship and went by the name Claudius. This may help to explain why Julius Civilis harbored such a deep personal enmity towards Claudius Labeo given his affiliation with this organization. Since his murder was unpopular with the Batavians and his constant presence encouraged dissent, Civilis takes him into exile in Frisia.

Claudius Labeo, however, managed to get away by buying off his captors. After receiving a small army of infantry and cavalry, he decided against going on his expedition against the Batavians and instead incited some Nervians and Baetasii to take up arms and fight against the Batavians' allies Cananefates and Marsac.