biography
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Agricola, Gnaeus Julius
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pronunciation:
[agrikola]
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| Roman statesman and soldier, born in Fréjus (formerly Forum Julii). Having served with distinction in Britain, Asia, and Aquitania, he was elected consul in 77, and returned to Britain (78–84) becoming Rome's longest-serving and most successful governor there. In 80 and 81 he extended Roman occupation N into Scotland, defeated Calcagus at Mons Graupius (84), and actively encouraged the development of Roman-style towns in the S. His fleet circumnavigated the coast, for the first time discovering Britain to be an island. The news of Agricola's successes inflamed the jealousy of the emperor, Domitian, and in 84 he was recalled. |
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