The Roman Conquest of Scotland by James E Fraser
In the summer of 84 AD the Italian gentleman Gnaeus Iulius Agricola, governor of Roman Britain (78-84 AD), led an army of Roman legionary soldiers and barbarian auxiliaries into northern Britain, known as Caledonia to the Romans. At a place called Mons Graupius, Agricola won a decisive victory over a large Caledonian host, and it appeared at the time that, forty-one years on, the Roman military conquest of Britain had finally been completed. Agricola had already begun thinking about a new challenge - the invasion and conquest of Ireland - but was recalled from Britain by the emperor; and it proved to be Rome's failure - or unwillingness - to assume political control over northern Britain in the wake of Agricola's achievement that would become greatly significant in shaping the medieval and post-medieval political and cultural history of Britain and Ireland.James E. Fraser is Lecturer in Early Scottish History and Culture at the University of Edinburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752448152 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752448153 |
| Title | The Roman Conquest of Scotland |
| Author | James E Fraser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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