Career
He was from Gaul Narbo. He may have had a son named Nymphidius. He was the grandfather of Flavius Magnus, consul in 460.
He was also a relative, perhaps even the father, of the Emperor Avitus (r 455–456).
He served twice as praetorian prefect. His first tenure was sometime before 418, but the exact circumscription is unknown.
lieutenant was most probably in the Western half of the Empire however. The second time Agricola served as praetorian prefect of Gaul in 418.
He presided over the initial annual concilium of the Gauls.
This assembly had been founded by a previous praetorian prefect, Petronius, but it had stopped meeting due to the revolt of Constantine III. The last office Agricola is recorded holding is the consulship for 421, with Florida Eustathius as his colleague.