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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Bust of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa from the Forum of Gabii,
currently in the Louvre, Paris
Born possibly in November 62/64 BC
Uncertain,
possibly Arpino, Istria or Asisium[1]
Died 12 BC
Campania
Allegiance Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Years of service 45 BC 12 BC
Rank General
Commands Roman Army
held
Battles/wars Caesar's Civil War
Battle of Munda
Post-Caesarian civil war
Battle of Mutina
Liberators' civil war
Battle of Philippi
Final War of the Roman Republic
Battle of Actium
Battle of Alexandria
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (/rp/; 64/62 BC 12 BC) was a Roman consul, statesman,
general and architect.[2] He was a close friend, son-in-law, and lieutenant to Octavian and was
responsible for the construction of some of the most notable buildings in the history of Rome and
for important military victories, most notably at the Battle of Actium in 3
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Roman general and statesman (c. 63–12 BC)
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa | |
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Bust of Agrippa in the Louvre, Paris, ca. 25–24 BC. | |
| Born | c. 63 BC[1] Uncertain location, possibly Arpino, Istria or Asisium,[2]Roman Republic |
| Died | 12 BC (aged 50–51) Campania, Roman Italy, Roman Empire |
| Resting place | Mausoleum of Augustus |
| Occupation(s) | Military commander, politician |
| Notable work | Pantheon (original) |
| Office | Consul (37, 28–27 BC) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | |
| Family | gens Vipsania |
| Allegiance | Roman Republic, Roman Empire |
| Years of service | 45–12 BC |
| Battles/wars | |
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa[a] (; 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 emperorAugustus.[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 Cleopatra. He was also responsible for the construction of some of the most notable b
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (c. 63 BC – 12 BC) was a general of the Roman Empire and a statesman. He was a close friend and brother-in-law of Augustus.
Agrippa's place of birth is not known for sure. It may have been the city of Arpinum. His father was callled Lucius Vipsanius Agrippa (we know this from an inscription on the Pantheon). He had an elder brother, and a sister named Vipsania Polla. The family had not been prominent in Roman public life.
Wives and children
[change | change source]Agrippa first married Caecilia Attica, the daughter of Cicero's friend T. Pomponius Atticus. They a daughter – Vipsania Agrippina, and perhaps another: 'Vipsania Minor'. Vipsania Agrippina became the wife of Tiberius.[2]
By his second marriage to Claudia Marcella (oldest daughter of Octavia) he probably had a single surviving daughter.
His third wife, Julia (daughter of Augustus) bore him three sons and two daughters: Gaius (born 20 BC), Julia the Younger, Lucius (born 17 BC), Agrippina the Elder (born ca. 15 BC), and Postumus Agrippa. The last ch
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