Cananefates
TheCananefates,orCanninefates,Caninefates,orCanenefatae,meaning "boatmasters "[1](or, less likely, "leekmasters "),[2]were aGermanictribe,[3]who lived in theRhinedelta, in westernBatavia(later Betuwe), in theRomanprovince ofGermania Inferior(now in the Dutch province ofSouth Holland), before and during the Roman conquest.
Apparently, the name had its origins in the Cananefates living on sandy soils that were considered excellent for growingAlliumssuch as leeks and onions.[4]
At the beginning of theBatavian rebellionunderGaius Julius Civilisin the year 69, theBatavianssent envoys to the Canninefates to urge a common policy. "This is a tribe," saysTacitus(HistoriesBook iv)[5]"which inhabits part of the island, and closely resembles the Batavians in their origins, languages, and in their courageous character, but is inferior in numbers." This would imply a similar descent as the Batavians from theChatti.[3]In the failed uprising that followed, the Canninefates were led by their chieftainBrinno,the son of a chief who had faced downCaligula. The capital of thecivitasof the Cananefates wasForum Hadriani,modernVoorburg.
In modern times, the regionKennemerlandis said to derive from the name of the Cananefates.
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- ^Neumann, G., “Kananefaten”, in Namenstudien zum Altgermanischen (Berlin, 2008)
- ^Lauran Toorians,De Cananefaten in taalkundig perspectief.In: W. de Jonge, J. Bazelmans and D.H. de Jager (eds.),Forum Hadriani. Van Romeinse stad tot monument.Utrecht, 2006
- ^ab"Cananefates – Livius".livius.org.
- ^The same soils have, since the 16th century, proved to be well suited totulips.
- ^"The Internet Classics Archive – The Histories by Tacitus".classics.mit.edu.
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