Gaius Julius Civilis, the leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69
Corpus Juris Civilis | Gaius Julius Civilis | ''The Conspiracy of Julius Civilis'', completed in 1661 by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn |
After the Batavi regiments were withdrawn from Britain to Italy in 66, Civilis and his brother (also a prefect) were arrested by the governor of Germania Inferior on a fabricated accusation of sedition.
Samuel Parsons Scott translated the Institutes into English as part of his translation of the entire "Corpus Juris Civilis," but his translation has not been well received.