. England, from earliest times to the Great Charter . in much disaffection in the outlyingprovinces. The Brigantes again rose, and were only subduedby Cerialis, Vespasians first governor, after much stemfighting.^ CeriaUss successor, Frontinus, as we have seen,concerned himself mainly with Wales; and although twolegions, one from the west (probably from Wroxeter) andone from the east (I/incoln), had been moved up to Eburacum,it is to Agricola that we must ass^n not merely administra-tive reforms throt^hout the parts already conquered, but alsothe conquest of the north. Of this great general an
. England, from earliest times to the Great Charter . in much disaffection in the outlyingprovinces. The Brigantes again rose, and were only subduedby Cerialis, Vespasians first governor, after much stemfighting.^ CeriaUss successor, Frontinus, as we have seen,concerned himself mainly with Wales; and although twolegions, one from the west (probably from Wroxeter) andone from the east (I/incoln), had been moved up to Eburacum,it is to Agricola that we must ass^n not merely administra-tive reforms throt^hout the parts already conquered, but alsothe conquest of the north. Of this great general and administrator we know much,since he had the good fortune to betroth his daughter to the 1 It is interesting to note that tMs tribe, like the Iceni, was governed by awoman. Tacitus rather states that the Britons took no part in the civil warfollowing the death of Nero, but that in the subsequent year ( 69) thedissensions among the legions encouraged Venusius, the discarded husband ofCartimandus, to lead the malcontents of Britain in revolt. 34. Roman Bkitain 35 HISTORY OF ENGLAND historian Tacitus. He had already seen service in Britainbefore he succeeded Frontinus, having served under Suetoniussome time about 6o, returning afterward to Rome tomarry Domitia Decidiana and to hold many important posts,includiug the quaestorship of Asia, where he established areputation for integrity and honour. In his first campaign, undertaken in the year 78, he had, aswe have seen, completed the conquest of Wales. The workwas well done, and the men of Wales never appear to haverisen in revolt. His second and third campaigns, carriedthrough in the two years following (79 and 80), resulted in thesubjection of the whole of what is now England. Agricolaeven pushed up into Caledonia ^ as far as the Firth of Tay,and in 81 the new territory then gained was secured bya chain of forts between Glota and Bodotria (the Firths ofClyde and Forth). To this expedition must be assigned theestabUs
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