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I will start this timeline some time this week.
This is from my poll in help and feedback.
As you may or may not know, Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a Roman General and Governor of Brittania under the Emperors commonly known as Vespasian, Titus and Domition, or the Flavian Dynasty. He was sent into retirement by Domitian in the 80s or 90s AD. He did several things of note, including circumnavigating Britain, a rather full blown invasion of Scotland and a invasion, or at least landing in Ireland.
Three sources, an early work by his son in law Tacitus, an Irish legend and we Archaeological evidence points to an invasion of Ireland. Tacitus pouts out that Agricola was looking for an excuse to conquer Ireland, and also believed it could be conquered fairly easily. It also says he used an exiled Irish king for an excuse.
An Irish legend speaks of a King returning at the front of a great army, presumably Roman or Romano-British.
Archaelogical evidence shows there was a Roman army in Ireland around that time period.
So why didn't Agricola keep Ireland? No one knows. He was probably under orders to not even invade.
What if he did? How would a Roman Ireland fare? Would it be a pointless backwater? An important trade colony? A rich plunderground for Saxon raiders and Angle armies?
Hopefully Agricola's Folly will answer those questions and more.
This is from my poll in help and feedback.
As you may or may not know, Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a Roman General and Governor of Brittania under the Emperors commonly known as Vespasian, Titus and Domition, or the Flavian Dynasty. He was sent into retirement by Domitian in the 80s or 90s AD. He did several things of note, including circumnavigating Britain, a rather full blown invasion of Scotland and a invasion, or at least landing in Ireland.
Three sources, an early work by his son in law Tacitus, an Irish legend and we Archaeological evidence points to an invasion of Ireland. Tacitus pouts out that Agricola was looking for an excuse to conquer Ireland, and also believed it could be conquered fairly easily. It also says he used an exiled Irish king for an excuse.
An Irish legend speaks of a King returning at the front of a great army, presumably Roman or Romano-British.
Archaelogical evidence shows there was a Roman army in Ireland around that time period.
So why didn't Agricola keep Ireland? No one knows. He was probably under orders to not even invade.
What if he did? How would a Roman Ireland fare? Would it be a pointless backwater? An important trade colony? A rich plunderground for Saxon raiders and Angle armies?
Hopefully Agricola's Folly will answer those questions and more.