Chapter 4, 78 AD to 306 AD – Agricola
Vespasian had attained to the dignity of the imperial purple, and he was no sooner confirmed in his new position, than he turned his thoughts to the distant island where much of his early military renown had been gained. It was in the last year of his reign that he appointed Omens Julius Agricola to the supreme command in Britain, in which he was confirmed by Titus, who succeeded his father Vespasian as emperor. Agricola had been trained in his youth in the British wars, under Suetonius, and was well acquainted with the character and habits of the people. He possessed considerable administrative ability, and was qualified to carry out and perfect the new polity of conciliation towards the natives. Tacitus, the historian, and his son in law, has left, in the Life of Agricola, a vivid description of the state of Britain at that time, and of the measures taken to annex it to the Roman Empire.
Chapter 4, Agricola
Policy of Agricola
Treatment of Conquered Provinces by the Romans
Visit of the Emperor Severus, Who Dies at York
Carausius Seizes on Supreme Power, He is Assassinated by Allectus, Who Succeeds Him
Roman Roads and Towns
Results of the Roman Occupancy
Roman Memorial of Death
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