Short Round: General Agricola at ...

Short Round: General Agricola at the Edge of the World

The Unknown Soldiers Podcast by James Houser
S3 · E15
Nov 10, 2025
59:54

Episode notes

After surviving Boudicca's Rebellion, the Roman province of Britannia was more or less stagnant - until a general arrived with an ambition to complete the conquest. Gnaeus Julius Agricola came to Britain in 77 AD with the ambition to lead the legions into the wild northern regions of Caledonia, a.k.a. Scotland, all the way to the ends of the known earth. And the only reason we know about this campaign is Agricola's son-in-law, the historian Tacitus, who made sure that his wife's beloved father wouldn't become an unknown soldier.

Sources: https://www.unknownsoldierspodcast.com/post/episode-63-furies-of-britannia-sources-and-maps

Keywords

history
military history
army
britain
scotland
rome
empire
roman empire
roman legions
ancient rome
military leadership