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The road was built in the second century BC and owes its name to the Roman proconsul Gnaeus Egnatius, who oversaw its construction. It was an important trade route, one of the most important in ...
the earliest evidence for them being near Fortingall is Gnaeus Julius Agricola’s military campaign of AD86 in which the Caledonians were defeated at the battle of Mons Graupius.” The tale ...
Roman and Byzantine Gaza In 61 BC, the great stateman and general of the Late Roman Republic, Gnaius Pompeius Magnus (106-48 BC) consolidated Rome's hold over its eastern provinces, annexing Syria ...
The quality of construction of these buildings and their unusual design led to the hypothesis that they were built by order of provincial governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola, with Deva as his ...
He was replaced by Praetor Publius Piso, a peaceful man, who aimed to gain the confidence of the people, but he was succeeded by Gnaeus Piso who alienated the natives by repression, causing a series ...
He was eventually defeated by General Pompeius the Great after his son Pharnaces rose up against him and betrayed him. Facing certain defeat and humiliation by his sworn enemies, Mithridates killed ...