A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . ndards, and withfour gates at the end of the streets. It seems ]>robable that while thesestrong castles might serve to ward off smaller hostile bands, the line wasnot intended to defend the border, but as a demarcation, and to make itsoversight more easy, and to force the Germans to cross the boundary, 128 THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE EMPIRE. even in time of peace, only at definite points. The line also may liavcserved for the more speedy communication of news by fire signals. Itsconstruction made it possible
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . ndards, and withfour gates at the end of the streets. It seems ]>robable that while thesestrong castles might serve to ward off smaller hostile bands, the line wasnot intended to defend the border, but as a demarcation, and to make itsoversight more easy, and to force the Germans to cross the boundary, 128 THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE EMPIRE. even in time of peace, only at definite points. The line also may liavcserved for the more speedy communication of news by fire signals. Itsconstruction made it possible in the time after Trajan to defend UpperGermany with only two legions. Domitian became hostile to the senate, and sought support amongthe masses and the soldiers, gaining them over at the expense of disci-pline by excessive mildness and by increase of pay. In 84 he raisedthe yearly pay of the legionaries from 225 denarii to about 300 ($62);and under the pressure of financial distress he again encouraged theinformers, reviving political processes with their confiscations and ill-. FiG. 3(5. — Relief from the Arch of Titus, Roman Forum. (From a photograph.) treatment of rich families. After the conclusion of peace with theBatavians, Cerialis made a successful campaign in Britain against thepowerful Brigantes, extending the frontier to Lindum (Lincoln) andChester. His successor, Sextus Julius Frontinus, added almost thewhole of Wales to the Roman province. In 78 the new governor,Cnaeus Julius Agricola, of Forum Julii, father-in-law of the historianTacitus, subdued northern Wales, permanently occupied Anglesey, andwas able to make Eboracum of the Brigantes (York) the chief for-tress of the north. In 80, accompanied by the fleet along the eastcoast, he crossed the border of Scotland, or Caledonia, to subdue, if AGRICOLA IN BRITAIN. 129 possible, the entire island. He advanced as far as the Firth of Tay,near Perth, and employed the three following campaigns m explori
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