No information has yet been found about Calpurnius Agricola prior to his consulate. His origin is attested in no surviving document, and the gentilicium "Calpurnius" is commonly found all over the Empire. However, Anthony Birley notes the combination "Sextus Calpurnius" is very uncommon, and he suggests that Agricola is related to Fronto's friend Sextus Calpurnius Julianus; if so, he may have been a native of Cirta or another town in Numidia.[2]
In 161 or 162 he was made governor of Britain and remained until at least 163, possibly until the end of the 160s.[3]
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.[4]
sextus, calpurnius, agricola, roman, senator, general, active, during, century, consul, suffectus, with, tiberius, claudius, julianus, nundinium, september, october, agricola, known, primarily, from, inscriptions, allegianceroman, empireyears, servicec, 170ran. Sextus Calpurnius Agricola was a Roman senator and general active during the 2nd century He was consul suffectus with Tiberius Claudius Julianus for the nundinium of September October 154 1 Agricola is known primarily from inscriptions Sextus Calpurnius AgricolaAllegianceRoman EmpireYears of servicec 150 c 170RankLegateconsul suffectus imperial legate GovernorCommands heldGermania SuperiorDaciaMoesiaDedication to the god Sol Invictus by a vexillatio of the Legio VI Victrix under the command of Agricola Contents 1 Life 2 Notes 3 Sources 3 1 Epigraphics 3 2 SecondaryLife EditNo information has yet been found about Calpurnius Agricola prior to his consulate His origin is attested in no surviving document and the gentilicium Calpurnius is commonly found all over the Empire However Anthony Birley notes the combination Sextus Calpurnius is very uncommon and he suggests that Agricola is related to Fronto s friend Sextus Calpurnius Julianus if so he may have been a native of Cirta or another town in Numidia 2 Calpurnius Agricola was governor of Germania Superior around 158 3 In 161 or 162 he was made governor of Britain and remained until at least 163 possibly until the end of the 160s 3 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 4 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 5 6 Around 166 AD Agricola was appointed imperial legate in Roman Dacia 7 Between 168 and 169 he was one of the governors of Lower Moesia Notes Edit AE 1980 760 Birley Fasti of Roman Britain Oxford Clarendon Press 1981 p 127 a b 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 Sources EditEpigraphics Edit PIR C 249 CIL VII 226 RIB I 1137Secondary Edit Patricia Southern Roman Britain A New History 55BC AD 450Birley Anthony 2000 Marcus Aurelius Roman imperial biographies London and New York Routledge ISBN 978 0 415 17125 0 Political officesPreceded byMarcus Valerius Etruscus and Lucius Aemilius Juncus as consules suffecti Suffect consul of the Roman Empire154with Tiberius Claudius Julianus Succeeded byGaius Julius Statius Severus and Titus Junius Severusas consules suffectiPreceded byMarcus Statius Priscus Roman governors of Britain161 later in the 160s Succeeded byUnknown then Quintus Antistius Adventus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sextus Calpurnius Agricola amp oldid 1016930029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
