Malorix and Verritus were chieftains of the GermanicFrisii in the 1st-century AD.
In 58 AD, they requested Roman emperorNero to cede territory to the Frisii. Concurrently, Malorix and Verritus displayed their confidence by sitting down with their entourage at the Theatre of Pompey along with the Roman senators, without receiving permission to do so. They were granted Roman citizenship by Nero, but Frisian territory was ceded to Rome's allies.[1]
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