Agricola, Gnaeus Julius, << uh GRIHK uh luh, NEE uhs JOO lee uhs >> (A.D. 37?-93), was an able Roman general. He was given command in Britain by the emperor Domitian about A.D. 77 and ordered to complete the conquest of England. Seven years later, Agricola had conquered all of England and a part of Scotland. He also sent ships around the island of Britain to draw maps. Agricola then prepared to invade Ireland. But Domitian was displeased by the high cost of Agricola’s operations. Agricola was relieved of his command and recalled to Rome. Agricola owes much of his fame to the writings of his son-in-law, the historian Tacitus.
See also Caledonia ; Scotland, History of (Picts, Scots, Angles, and Britons) .
