Gnaeus Julius Agricola

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Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a prominent 1st-century Roman general and governor of Britain, best known for his military campaigns expanding Roman control on the island and as the subject of Tacitus’ biography "Agricola."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1st-century Roman person ⓘ
Roman general ⓘ
Roman governor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
allegiance Roman Empire ⓘ
birthDate 40 ⓘ
birthPlace Forum Julii ⓘ
Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ
built forts in northern Britain ⓘ
child Julia Agricola ⓘ
citizenship Ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity

Roman Empire ⓘ
cognomen Agricola ⓘ
commandedBattle Battle of Mons Graupius ⓘ
deathDate 93 ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
encouraged adoption of Latin language in Britain ⓘ
construction of Roman-style towns in Britain ⓘ
era Flavian dynasty ⓘ
expandedControlOver northern Britain ⓘ
familyName Julius ⓘ
fullName Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
givenName Gnaeus ⓘ
governedProvince Britannia ⓘ
knownFor governorship of Roman Britain ⓘ
military campaigns in northern Britain ⓘ
subject of Tacitus’ biography "Agricola" ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
militaryBranch Roman army ⓘ
militaryRank legatus ⓘ
notableWork Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ
occupation general ⓘ
provincial governor ⓘ
officeHeld commander of Legio XX Valeria Victrix ⓘ
consul suffectus ⓘ
governor of Britannia ⓘ
legatus Augusti pro praetore Britanniae ⓘ
praetor ⓘ
quaestor in Asia ⓘ
tribune of the plebs ⓘ
parent Julia Procilla ⓘ
Julius Graecinus ⓘ
participatedIn Roman conquest of Wales ⓘ
campaigns in Caledonia ⓘ
promoted Romanization of Britain ⓘ
regionOfActivity Asia province ⓘ
Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

Gaul ⓘ
relativeByMarriage Tacitus ⓘ
servedUnder Domitian ⓘ
Titus ⓘ
Vespasian ⓘ
spouse Domitia Decidiana ⓘ
subjectOf "Agricola" by Tacitus ⓘ
linked to: Tacitus' Agricola

"De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae" ⓘ
linked to: Tacitus' Agricola
termEndAsGovernorOfBritain 83 ⓘ
termStartAsGovernorOfBritain 77 ⓘ

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Tacitus → relative → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Roman conquest of Britain → commander → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Agricola (Tacitus) → mainSubject → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
subject linked to: Agricola
Agricola (Tacitus) → historicalFigureDepicted → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
subject linked to: Agricola
Agricola (Tacitus) → hasDedicatee → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
subject linked to: Agricola
Gnaeus Julius Agricola → fullName → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Classis Britannica → supportedCampaignOf → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Gnaeus (praenomen) → usedBy → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
subject linked to: Gnaeus
Legio I Adiutrix → notableCommander → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Battle of Mons Graupius → commander → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Battle of Mons Graupius → campaignCommander → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Ordovices → subduedBy → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Tacitus' Agricola → mainSubject → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Tacitus' Agricola → dedicatedTo → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Tacitus' Agricola → relationshipToSubject → Agricola was Tacitus' father-in-law ⓘ
linked to: Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Domitia Decidiana → spouse → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Domitia Decidiana → associatedWith → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Julia Procilla → child → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Julia Procilla → relative → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Julia Agricola → father → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Julia Agricola → parent → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Julia Agricola → notableRelative → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Segontium Roman fort → constructedUnder → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
subject linked to: Segontium Roman fort (nearby)
Ninth Legion → commandedBy → Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ