It is a well-known fact that the Roman Empire was very successful at making inhabitants of the lands they conquered gradually come to see themselves as Roman. This kind of technique was massively effective and could be found in every social stratum of a conquered nation. When Britain was finally in Roman possession after largely unsuccessful military campaigns, Britain would not be exempt from “Romanization” which would prove useful in subduing unruly tribes and inhabitants of early Britain. Therefore, this paper will attempt to compare the strategies of the early conquest period of Britain to that of Agricola, comparing these strategies, and finally attempting to choose the most effective style. The first attempted Roman invasion of Britain began with the arrival of Julius Caesar in …show more content…
This approach is not unlike modern children being taught in foreign schools and passing the knowledge they gained onto the people at home. Through this kind of trickle down, Agricola was ensuring that every member of a family was being exposed to Roman culture, therefore, gradually beginning to think of themselves as Romans. Another method of Agricola’s was to use the native people as local leaders instead of using a Roman, which he would then promote for good service. This kind of technique caused the British to see their own subjugation as an opportunity for advancement and the ushering in of a more advanced civilization. To this end, Agricola was a master of using psychological principles, such as the door-in-the-face technique in which you ask huge things of a person or people knowing they will say no, in order to suggest simpler tasks that they would be more willing to accept instead of the original task yet still arriving at the original