Civilis
Cīvīlis, is, m.,
- a proper name, e. g. Julius Civilis, chief of the Batavi, Tac. H. 4, 13 sq.; abl. Civile, id. ib. 4, 35.
2. Cīvīlis, is, m. (Claudius), Anführer der Bataver in dem Aufstande gegen die Römer (69 u. 70 n. Chr.), Tac. hist. 4, 13 sqq.
2 Cīvīlis, (10) is, m. , Civilis [chef batave] : Tac. H. 4, 13.
Civīlis, Iulius
A powerful Batavian, who raised a sedition against the Roman State (A.D. 69-70) during the controversy for empire between Vitellius and Vespasian, but who was finally defeated by Petilius Cerealis. His end is not known. Tacitus, in his Historiae (bks. iv. and v.), has furnished us with interesting and copious details of this long-protracted conflict.