Frisian revolt of 28 AD AD 28
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | AD 28 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Ancient (before 500) | derived from year |
| Location | Netherlands | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Germanic Wars | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ancient Rome, Frisii | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 52.6000, 4.7000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
In 28 AD, the Frisii revolted against local Roman authorities over excessive taxation, culminating in a battle, possibly fought near Heiloo in the modern-day Netherlands, in the same year between the local Frisii and a Roman army led by the Roman general Lucius Apronius.
The earliest mention of the Frisii tells of Drusus's 12 BC war against the Rhine Germans and the Chauci. The Romans did not attack them after devastating the lands of the Rhine Germans, but merely passed through their territory and along their coast in order to attack the Chauci. The account says that the Frisii were subjugated, suggesting a Roman suzerainty was imposed. When Drusus brought Roman forces through Frisii lands in 12 BC and defeated them, he placed a moderate tax on them. However, a later Roman governor raised the requirements and exacted payment, at first decimating (removing one tenth of) the herds of the Frisii, then confiscating their land, and finally taking wives and children into bondage. By AD 28 the Frisii had had enough. They hanged the Roman soldiers collecting the tax and forced the governor to flee to a Roman fort, which they then besieged.
According to Tacitus:
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