Agricola, a-grik'o-la (37-93 A. D.), a famous Roman soldier and statesman. He was for many years the commander of the Roman forces in Britain. He pursued an intelligent policy in the management of British affairs. He established the power of Rome as far northward as the Scottish Highlands. His fleet sailed around Great Britain and proved that it was an island. Military roads, temples, baths, and other public improvements were made on a scale of magnificence calculated to impress the Britons with an idea of the greatness of Rome. Few who have not investigated the subject are aware of the magnitude of Roman works in the island, many remnants of which may still be seen. Among other enterprises under taken by Agricola was the construction of a row of fortresses entirely across the northern end of the island from the Firth of Forth to that of the Clyde. This was intended to exclude the barbarians then inhabiting the north of Scotland. The British chieftains were encouraged to send their sons to Rome for an education, and many did so. The life of this general has been well described in Latin by his son-in-law, Tacitus, in a small volume called Agricola, still much read in college classes. See TACITUS; SCOTLAND; YORK; CHESTER.