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Agricola (full name possibly Julius Agricola; fl. 365–421) was a West Roman statesman who served twice as praetorian prefect and became consul for 421. [1] Life.
Gnaeus Julius Agricola (/ ə ˈ ɡ r ɪ k ə l ə /; 13 June 40 – 23 August 93) was a Roman general and politician responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britain.Born to a political family of senatorial rank, Agricola began his military career as a military tribune under governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus.
In Britain, Gnaeus Julius Agricola expanded the Roman Empire as far as modern day Scotland, [47] but in Dacia, Domitian was unable to procure a decisive victory in the war against the Dacians. [48] On 18 September 96, Domitian was assassinated by court officials, and with him the Flavian dynasty came to an end.
The Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, lit.On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book by the Roman writer, Tacitus, written c. AD 98. The work recounts the life of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, an eminent Roman general and Governor of Britain from AD 77/78 – 83/84. [1]
Gnaeus Julius Agricola (78–85), conqueror of Caledonia; ... (361–363, soon after Flavius Martinus) Civilis (369) Victorinus (probably sometime during 395–406)
Gnaeus Julius Agricola Military unit Legio IX Hispana ("9th Hispanian Legion"), [ 1 ] also written as Legio VIIII Hispana , [ 2 ] was a legion of the Imperial Roman army that existed from the 1st century BC until at least AD 120.
A messenger from the fort reaches Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman governor of Britannia, who hopes to obtain favour with the Roman Senate and transfer back to the comforts of Rome. He dispatches the Ninth Legion under General Titus Flavius Virilus to eradicate the Pict threat, providing him with a Celtic Brigantian scout, Etain. Marching north ...
The prefecture was established after the death of Constantine I in 337, when the empire was split up among his sons and Constantine II received the rule of the western provinces, with a praetorian prefect as his chief aide.