Agricola,Gnaeus Julius

Agricola,Gnaeus Julius
A·gric·o·la (ə-grĭkʹə-lə), Gnaeus Julius. A.D. 37-93.
Roman soldier and politician who as governor of Britain (77-84) brought most of its inhabitants under Roman control. He also circumnavigated Britain, thereby discovering it to be an island.

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