| Tacitus relates how the Highlanders at that period made sacrifices before going to battle, and fought with broadsword and targe. |
| By ad 80, according to Tacitus, the Britons were widely adopting Roman fashion in housing, clothing, language, and diet. |
| Tacitus relates that Hibernia was more frequented by foreigners than Albion. |
| But Tacitus did not write according to the canons of modern historiography. |
| Wills also were borrowed from Rome, and were unknown to the Germans of Tacitus. |
| Agricola, stated Tacitus, invaded Caledonia because the northern tribes were acting in a threatening manner. |
