Tacitus' Agricola

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Tacitus' Agricola is a classical Latin biography and historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that recounts the life and military campaigns of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, particularly in Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin literature ⓘ
ancient Roman historical work ⓘ
biographical work ⓘ
classical Latin prose ⓘ
author Tacitus ⓘ
contains contrast between virtuous governance and despotism ⓘ
critique of tyranny ⓘ
praise of Agricola's virtues ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire ⓘ
dateWritten circa 98 AD ⓘ
dedicatedTo Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
depicts conquest of Britain ⓘ
governorship of Agricola in Britain ⓘ
focusesOn administration of Britain under Agricola ⓘ
life of Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
military career of Agricola ⓘ
genre biography ⓘ
historiography ⓘ
hasPart account of Roman campaigns in northern Britain ⓘ
biographical narrative of Agricola ⓘ
ethnographic description of Britain ⓘ
political reflection on Domitianic rule ⓘ
historicalEventsDescribed Flavian period in Britain ⓘ
Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ
historicalPeriodDescribed 1st century AD ⓘ
influenced later biographies of Roman generals ⓘ
modern understanding of Roman Britain ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryStyle concise and rhetorical ⓘ
mainSubject Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
Roman Britain ⓘ
Roman military campaigns in Britain ⓘ
mentions Battle of Mons Graupius ⓘ
Caledonians ⓘ
linked to: Gaels

Domitian ⓘ
Roman Senate ⓘ
Vespasian ⓘ
originalTitle De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae ⓘ
linked to: Tacitus' Agricola
period Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ
preservedIn medieval manuscripts ⓘ
purpose commemoration of Agricola ⓘ
moral and political reflection on imperial rule ⓘ
relationshipToSubject Agricola was Tacitus' father-in-law ⓘ
setting Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

Roman Empire under Domitian ⓘ
shortTitle Agricola ⓘ
studiedIn Latin literature courses ⓘ
ancient history ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ

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Roman conquest of Britain → describedIn → Tacitus' Agricola ⓘ
Agricola (Tacitus) → originalTitle → De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae ⓘ
subject linked to: Agricola
linked to: Tacitus' Agricola
Agricola (Tacitus) → features → praise of Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
subject linked to: Agricola
linked to: Tacitus' Agricola
Gnaeus Julius Agricola → subjectOf → "De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae" ⓘ
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola → subjectOf → "Agricola" by Tacitus ⓘ
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Caledonia → describedIn → Tacitus' Agricola ⓘ
Iceni → mentionedInSource → Tacitus’s Agricola ⓘ
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Germania (work by Tacitus) → followsInCorpus → Agricola (work by Tacitus) ⓘ
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Battle of Mons Graupius → describedIn → Tacitus’ Agricola ⓘ
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Ordovices → mentionedInSource → Tacitus, Agricola ⓘ
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Tacitus' Agricola → originalTitle → De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae ⓘ
linked to: Tacitus' Agricola
Brigantes → mentionedIn → Tacitus' Agricola ⓘ
Quintus Petillius Cerialis → mentionedIn → Tacitus’ Agricola ⓘ
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Julia Procilla → mentionedIn → Agricola (by Tacitus) ⓘ
linked to: Tacitus' Agricola
Caledonii → mentionedIn → Agricola (by Tacitus) ⓘ
linked to: Tacitus' Agricola