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Agricola

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Agricola (Cneius Julius Agricola) , c.AD 40-AD 93, Roman general, conqueror of Britain. After a distinguished military and political career (partly in Britain), he was made consul (AD 77) and was governor (AD 78?-AD 85?) of Britain. He pacified most of the island, conquering North Wales and advancing far into Scotland. He also circumnavigated the island. Bibliography: See A. R. Burn, Agricola and Roman Britain (1953, repr. 1965). Author not available, AGRICOLA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Georgius Agricola
Georgius Agricola The German mineralogist and writer on mining Georgius Agricola (1494-1555) is a major figure in the history of...mining and metallurgy, "De re metallica." Georgius Agricola, whose real name was Georg Bauer, was born at Glachau... Read more

Agricola, Gnaeus Iulius
Agricola, Gnaeus Iulius. Governor of Britain 77–83. Thanks to the fortunate circumstances first of Agricola's daughter having married the historian Tacitus and second...his father-in-law survived, we are better informed about Agricola than any other provincial governor in the Roman empire... Read more

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