Gaius Julius Civilis

leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69 AD
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Gaius Julius Civilis
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Summary

Gaius Julius Civilis was born on 25[1]. He died on 100[2]. He worked as a military personnel[3] and freedom fighter[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (812 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Commons category: Julius Civilis[8]
  • Described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], New International Encyclopedia[15], Pauly–Wissowa[16]
  • Time period: High Roman Empire[17]
  • Praenomen: Gaius[18]
  • Nomen gentilicium: Julius[19]
  • Sibling: Julius Paulus[20]
  • Social classification: royalty[21]
  • Gens: Julia gens[22]
  • Tribe: Batavi[23]
  • P14536: 367025[24]

Why It Matters

Gaius Julius Civilis has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What did Gaius Julius Civilis do for work?

Gaius Julius Civilis worked as a military personnel[3] and freedom fighter[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'g
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 367025
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → military personnel, freedom fighter
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  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gens → Julia gens
    Tribe → Batavi
    Aliases → —
    Sibling → Julius Paulus
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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