Sextus Calpurnius Agricola
Sextus Calpurnius Agricola was a Roman general and politician of the 2nd century. In 154 he was consul suffectus with Tiberius Claudius Julianus.[1]
Calpurnius Agricola was governor of Germania Superior around 158.[2]
In 161 or 162 he was made governor of Britain and remained until at least 163, possibly until the end of the 160s.[2]
In 163, he was sent to Britain to control uprisings in the north. He rebuilt a number of forts, most notably that at Coria (Corbridge). He withdrew troops southwards from Scotland towards the line of Hadrian's Wall to contend with the threats of further rebellion.[3]
There are indications of unrest in Britain around the time of his rule attested by damage to the forum at Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter) and the burning of a large part of Verulamium (St Albans).[4][5]
Around 166 AD Agricola was appointed imperial legate in Roman Dacia.[6] Between 168–169, he was one of the governors of Lower Moesia.
Notes
- ↑ L'anée Epigraphique 1980, p.202 no. 760 AD154
- 1 2 Patricia Southern Roman Britain: A New History 55BC - AD 450
- ↑ RIB 1127, 1149, cf. 1389
- ↑ Robin George Collingwood, John Nowell Linton Myres Roman Britain and the English Settlements p.150
- ↑ Historia Augusta Life of Marcus Aurelius 8.8
- ↑ Birley 2000, p. 145.
Epigraphics
Bibliographies
- Patricia Southern Roman Britain: A New History 55BC - AD 450
- Birley, Anthony (2000). Marcus Aurelius. Roman imperial biographies. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-17125-0.
| Preceded by M. Valerius Etruscus (?) and L. Aemilius Iuncus (?) |
Consul of the Roman Empire with Tiberius Claudius Julianus 159 |
Succeeded by C. Iulius Statius Severus and T. Iunius Severus |
| Preceded by Marcus Statius Priscus |
Roman governors of Britain 161- later in the 160s |
Succeeded by Unknown, then Quintus Antistius Adventus |