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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa [a] (/ ə ˈ ɡ r ɪ p ə /; c. 63 BC [1] – 12 BC) was a Roman general, statesman and architect who was a close friend, son-in-law and lieutenant to the Roman emperor Augustus. [3] Agrippa is well known for his important military victories, notably the Battle of Actium in 31 BC against the forces of Mark Antony and ...
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Aug 6, 2024 · Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was a powerful deputy of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. He was chiefly responsible for the victory over Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium in 31 bc, and during Augustus’ reign he suppressed rebellions, founded colonies, and administered various parts of the Roman.
- The Ides of March & The Second Triumvirate
- The Sicilian War
- The Illyrian War
- Agrippa as Aedile
- The Battle of Actium
- Building Projects, Administration, & War in The Empire
- Augustus' Issue of Succession
- Agrippa's Legacy
Julius Caesar (l. 100-44 BCE) had bequeathed in his will the majority of his property and vast sums of money to Octavian in addition to adopting him as his son. Accepting the content of the will was optional, and doing so carried extraordinary political implications after Caesar's assassination in 44 BCE - the Ides of March. His acceptance of the w...
During these years (44 - 40 BCE), Octavian and Agrippa were busy fighting Caesar's murderers. This allowed Sextus Pompey (l. 67 - 35 BCE) - son of Pompey the Great and enemy of the Second Triumvirate - to amass a large navy and set up his base on the island of Sicilywhich was under his total control. There had been peace (Treaty of Misenum) between...
In 35 BCE, Octavian had a military campaign in the east off the Dalmatian coast (modern-day Croatia) against the Iapodes, a Celtic-Illyrian people. This was the start of the Illyrian War and once again, Agrippa would be Octavian's right-hand general. Octavian and Agrippa set out from the Adriatic coast and landed in Illyricum. The Romans easily def...
In 33 BCE, Agrippa assumed the office of aedile, a magistracy which oversaw Roman daily life and staging of festivals and entertainment. Aedile was not a mandatory office in the cursus honorum, the political career ladder. It was a rather lowly office for a former consul like Agrippa who had convincingly ousted Sextus Pompey's fleet in the Sicilian...
Octavian and Antony's alliance had rapidly declined, and in 32 BCE, Octavian officially declared war on Antony and his mistress, Cleopatra VII (l. 69-30 BCE). In 31 BCE, their civil war would wrap up at the Battle of Actium in the Gulf of Ambracia off the Greek coast. Agrippa was Octavian's top general and, naturally, it was he who commenced the at...
After the Battle of Actium, all of Octavian's enemies were vanquished and he was wholly unopposed in Rome. The post-Actium era was the beginning of the Roman Empire and Octavian - later honored with the name and title of Augustus in 27 BCE - became Rome's first emperor. Augustus chose Agrippa to be consul in 28 and 27 BCE when he, along with August...
As Augustus got older, the issue of who he wanted to succeed him as emperor became a pressing matter. Agrippa married Augustus' only daughter, Julia, in 21 BCE. Augustus openly preferred Agrippa and Julia's two sons, Gaius and Lucius Caesar. He even adopted them as his own sons, making them his sons and grandsons at the same time. He paraded them a...
Agrippa was Augustus' closest companion, his most skilled subordinate commander, and his right-hand man. He was uncompromisingly loyal and showcased modest selflessness in his shunning of personal recognition and honors for his astounding achievements, choosing to defer the credit and glory to Augustus. Agrippa's most important legacy would not be ...
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, (born 63 bc? —died March, 12 bc , Campania), Powerful deputy of Augustus. He helped Octavian (later Augustus) take power after Julius Caesar’s murder (44 bc), defeating Sextus Pompeius in 36 and Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium in 31.
Jun 10, 2021 · For Augustus, the man who created the Roman Empire, that was Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63–12 BCE). Agrippa was not only the first Roman emperor’s closest friend and companion. He was also a competent general, admiral, politician, architect, and administrator.
Mar 8, 2016 · Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was one of the most powerful and influential men who lived during the early days of the Roman Empire. Agrippa was a statesman, general, and most important of all, a close friend of Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome.
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (64/63-12 BCE): Roman politician, friend of the emperor Augustus.
