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Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a Roman general and governor of Britain from about 77 to 84 CE. He completed the conquest of Wales by crushing the Ordovices and taking Anglesey, then campaigned in northern Britain and defeated the Caledonians at Mons Graupius. His son-in-law Tacitus wrote his biography, the Agricola, the main source for his career.
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