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What we know today as Holland was called Batavia in Roman times. The Batavians were allies of the Romans and helped them in their conquest of Britain and of the Germanic tribes. Due to a misunderstanding, they revolted against the Romans and a war was fought which the Romans won, in 69 AD. From that time, (69 AD) the Roman army took over the area and the Batavians became Romanized. Batavia was a key area which protected the northern Roman border from the hostile Germanic tribes.

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