Tacitus, Agricola. Chapter 20. The Geography and Inhabitants of Britain.

20. Agricola, by the repression of these abuses in his very first year of office, restored to peace its good name, when, from either the indifference or the harshness of his predecessors, it had come to be as much dreaded as war. When, however, summer came, assembling his forces, he continually showed himself in the ranks, praised good discipline, and kept the stragglers in order. He would himself choose the position of the camp, himself explore the estuaries and forests. Meanwhile he would allow the enemy no rest, laying waste his terriroty with sudden incursions, and, having sufficiently alarmed him, would then by forbearance display the allurements of peace. In consequence, many states, which up to that time had been independent, gave hostages, and laid aside their animosities; garrisons and forts were established among them with a skill and diligence with which no newly-acquired part of Britain had before been treated.

Tacitus, Agricola - translated by Alfred Lord Church and William Jackson Brodribb.

place  time  topic  people  language

Ancient Britain - Ancient/1st century CE - General history - British/Celts - Latin translation