Agricola spent his fifth season consolidating the Forth-Clyde line that would later become the basis for the Antonine Wall. He proposed to the emperor that this line be accepted as the permanent frontier — it would have greatly shortened the front and saved troops — but Domitian preferred the prestige of pushing further north. The consolidation involved engagements against tribes who resisted fort construction.
Three or four legionary vexillations with extensive auxiliary support; fleet operating on both coasts
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