Tacitus records that Agricola ordered the fleet to circumnavigate Britain, confirming it was an island. The fleet encountered the Orkney islands — Tacitus calls them Orcades — and received submission from them. This naval circumnavigation was a propaganda achievement as much as a military one, but the fleet also conducted raids and maintained supply lines for the army operating far north.
Classis Britannica under a naval prefect
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