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Definition of Agricola
1. Noun. Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agricola
Literary usage of Agricola
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Classical Philology by University of Chicago press, JSTOR (Organization) (1917)
"All the manuscripts' give the name of the consul in the form "Prisco," and the
editors of the Agricola have unanimously followed them. ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"Johann Agricola, who had eagerly emphasized Luther's earlier statements of ...
Agricola, though professing satisfaction, nevertheless continued in his ..."
3. The Foundations of England; Or, Twelve Centuries of British History (B.C. 55 by James Henry Ramsay (1898)
"Agricola led his forces against them, wasting their land with fire and sword,
till he found himself again on the shores of the Menai. ..."
4. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1886)
"Agricola, still having the example of Suetonius before him, ... Peace being
restored, Agricola now directed his attention to a better administration of the ..."
5. A Literary Source-book of the Italian Renaissance by Merrick Whitcomb (1898)
"Agricola received his elementary education in Groningen; ... In order to pursue
to better advantage the study of Greek, Agricola went to Ferrara, ..."
6. A Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1902)
"Agricola, who arrived as governor in 78, took care to deal fairly with all ...
Even before Agricola arrived it had been shown to be impossible to stop at ..."
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