This tribe was described by Tacitus as divided into “greater” and “lesser” groups depending on whether they lived east or west of Lake Flevo. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Germanic tribe, whose chieftains Malorix and Verritus sat among the Roman senators to persuade Nero to cede them territory. Like the nearby Chauci, these people largely lived on raised mounds called terps.
ANSWER: Frisii [prompt on Frisians]
[10m] The Frisii were again mentioned by Tacitus in the context of the Batavian revolt, when they were trapped during a siege by Civilis in a settlement named for this Roman Empress at modern-day Cologne.
ANSWER: Agrippina the Younger [or Agrippina Minor or Julia Agrippina; accept Colonia Agrippina or Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium]
[10e] The Frisii are mentioned as having introduced Roman soldiers to a medicinal plant for curing snake wounds called “britannia” in the section on wild plants found in this encyclopedic work by Pliny the Elder.
ANSWER: Natural History [or Naturalis historia]
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