Agricola

Architect of Roman Britain

Agricola
Simon Turney
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Hardback
h234 x 156mm - 320pg
15 Feb 2022 UK
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9781445696744
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a man fated for conquest and tied to the island of Britannia. He cut his teeth on military command during the revolt of Boudicca, later commanded a legion against the warlike Brigantes and was finally given the governorship of the province and was able to lead the armies north, incorporating into the empire the wild northern lands that had remained unclaimed for three decades. He broke the back of the Scottish tribes at Mons Graupius and achieved what no other Roman ever managed. Agricola had a settled Britannia in his hands, only to be removed and see it evaporate without him. Agricola' s biography was written by his son-in-law Tacitus, and his life has otherwise never been examined in detail. Here, using the archaeological record and contemporary accounts to compare with Tacitus, we work to uncover the truth about the man who made Roman Britain. Was Tacitus an unreliable narrator?
' One of the best ancient world authors in the business' -- Kate Quinn
Simon Turney has an Honours degree in Humanities with Classical Studies at Keele University, He is a lifelong student of Roman history. He has spent much of his life travelling the Roman world, visiting sites from Scotland to Morocco and Spain to Jordan. His grandfather was a professional photographer, and he inherited the bug, cataloguing every site he visits. He is the author of several books including ' Caligula' and ' Commodus' (Orion).
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781445696744
Published: 15 Feb 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 320

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