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Agricola (Cneius Julius Agricola) (nē`əs, əgrĭk`ələ), c.A.D. 40–A.D. 93, Roman general, conqueror of Britain. After a distinguished military and political career (partly in Britain), he was made consul (A.D. 77) and was governor (A.D. 78?–A.D. 85?) of Britain. He pacified most of the island, conquering North Wales and advancing far into Scotland. He also circumnavigated the island.
BibliographySee A. R. Burn, Agricola and Roman Britain (1953, repr. 1965). Agricola Gnaeus Julius ('ni:&s 'd[zh]u:lI&s) 40--93 ad, Roman general; governor of Britain who advanced Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth Agricola (40–93) enlightened governor and general; subdued all Britain. [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 35] See : Conquerors How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Robertson, than if the genuine words of Caractacus, Agricola, or Alfred the Great. A very agricola laboriosus was I to travellers bound westward through Lincoln and Wayland to nobody knows where; they sitting at their ease in gigs, with elbows on knees, and reins loosely hanging in festoons; I the home-staying, laborious native of the soil. |
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