GNAEUS JULIUS AGRICOLA
The Roman Army had occupied most of England and Agricola also occupied Scotland. In the midst of his campaign, he asked a subordinate general who a particular part of Scotland had not been occupied by the Roman Army. The subordinate explained that the particular land in question was not worth very much and he could not think of a benefit to occupying it. Agricola articulated the key psychological reason for total occupation being important to an expansionist empire.
Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a Roman Italo-Gallic general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. Written by his son-in-law Tacitus, the De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae is the primary source for most of what is known about him, along with detailed archaeological evidence from northern Britain.
