Definition

Proper noun A Roman general and provincial governor. He is historically significant for his military campaigns and administration in Roman Britain, where he served as governor and expanded Roman territory northward.

Examples of Usage

• Proper noun:
  • Gnaeus Julius Agricola served as governor of Britain for seven years.
  • The Roman historian Tacitus wrote a biography of his father-in-law, Gnaeus Julius Agricola.
  • The military strategies of Gnaeus Julius Agricola were effective in subduing local tribes.

Advanced Usage

• "the Agricolan period": Referring to the era of his governorship in Britain, often used in archaeological and historical contexts.
  • This fort was built during the Agricolan period.
• Used attributively to describe things related to him, such as "Agricolan policy" or "Agricolan frontier".

Variants and Related Words

• Agricola (n): The common shortened form of his name used in historical texts.
  • Tacitus's work "De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae" is about Agricola.

Synonyms

• Roman governor
• Roman general
• Provincial administrator

Related Phrases

• The conquests of Agricola: Specifically refers to his military campaigns in Britain.
  • The conquests of Agricola reached modern-day Scotland.

Noun

1. Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)