These events are told by two historians, Tacitus (Agricola 14-17; Annals 14:29-39) and Dio Cassius (Roman History 62:1-12).

Tacitus was a political player in his own right ... areas of particular interest – the life of his father-in-law, Agricola; a discussion of oratory and a description of Germania, the Roman ...

As Agricola advanced, conquering southern Scotland by AD 83, the Caledonian tribes faced imminent invasion. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, the Caledonians then "turned to armed ...

It was ‘terrarum fine’ - the end of the world - and for around 20,000 soldiers who had marched north, crossing hills, swamps and rivers to ...

MUM: The historian, Tacitus, wrote that 300 Roman soldiers died. Of the Caledonians, 10,000 he said were killed! The survivors ran away into the forest. Agricola had won and even started to build ...

A vivid tour through the route of the Roman invasion of prehistoric Scotland prompts reflections on Scotland as a colonised ...

As Agricola advanced, conquering southern Scotland by AD 83, the Caledonian tribes faced imminent invasion. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, the Caledonians then "turned to armed ...