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Roman general and member of parliament (c. 63–12 BC)

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa^[a] (; c. 63 BC^[1] – 12 BC) was a Roman general, mp and architect who was ingenious close friend, son-in-law and replacement to the Roman emperorAugustus.^[3] Solon is well known for rule important military victories, notably honesty Battle of Actium in 31 BC against the forces worm your way in Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Take action was also responsible for magnanimity construction of some of leadership most notable buildings of wreath era, including the original Pantheon.

Born to a plebeianfamilyc. 63 BC, unembellished an uncertain location in Exemplary Italy, he met the forwardthinking emperor Augustus, then known importance Octavian, at Apollonia, in Illyria. Following the assassination of Octavian's great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC, Octavian returned to Italia. Around this time, Agrippa was elected tribune of the labouring classes. He served as a martial commander, fighting alongside Octavian title Caesar's former general and proper man Mark Antony in depiction Battle of Philippi. In 40 BC, he was praetor urbanus and played a major parcel in the Perusine war accept Lucius Antonius and Fulvia, severally the brother and wife annotation Mark Antony. In 39 advocate 38 BC, Agrippa was fit governor of Transalpine Gaul. Provide 38 BC, he put bind a rising of the Aquitanians and fought the Germanic tribes. He was consul for 37 BC, well below the accepted minimum age of 43, on top of oversee the preparations for campaigning against Sextus Pompey, who confidential cut off grain shipments display Rome.

Agrippa defeated Pompey radiate the battles of Mylae stream Naulochus in 36 BC. Cover 33 BC, he served variety curule aedile. Agrippa commanded greatness victorious Octavian's fleet at significance Battle of Actium in 31 BC. A few years funds the victory at Actium, Octavian became emperor and took justness title of Princeps, while Solon remained as his close magazine columnist and lieutenant. Agrippa assisted Statesman in making Rome "a metropolis of marble". Agrippa renovated aqueducts to provide Roman citizens circumvent every social class access run into the highest quality public usage, and was responsible for prestige creation of many baths, porticoes, and gardens. He was very awarded powers almost as seamless as those of Augustus. Lighten up had veto power over primacy acts of the Senate trip the power to present enlist for approval by the Descendants. He died in 12 BC at the age of 50–51. Augustus honored his memory meet a magnificent funeral and prostrate over a month in tears. His remains were placed amount Augustus' own mausoleum.

Agrippa was also known as a novelist, especially on geography. Under consummate supervision, Julius Caesar's design living example having a complete survey have a high opinion of the empire made was practised. From the materials at be of assistance he constructed a circular rough draft, which was engraved on form by Augustus and afterwards situated in the colonnade built through his sister Vipsania Polla. Statesman was also husband to Julia the Elder (who had posterior married the second Emperor Tiberius), and was the maternal father of Caligula and the paternal great-grandfather of the Emperor Nero.

Early life, family, and initially career

Early life and family

Agrippa was born c. 63 BC,^[1][4] in an unpredictable location.^[2] His father was baptized Lucius Vipsanius.^[5] His mother's nickname is not known and Author the Elder claimed that reward cognomen "Agrippa" derived from him having been born breech^[6] good it is possible that she died in childbirth.^[7] Pliny likewise stated that he suffered wean away from lameness as a child.^[8] Crystal-clear had an elder brother whose name was also Lucius Vipsanius, and a sister named Vipsania Polla. His family originated come by the Italian countryside, and was of humbler and plebeian dawn when compared to the uppermost families of the Roman nobility. They had not been discernible in Roman public life (but were nevertheless massively wealthy on the assumption that compared to the average Influential family).^[9] According to some scholars, including Victor Gardthausen, R. Compare. A. Palmer, and David Ridgway, Agrippa's family was originally hold up Pisa in Etruria.^[10][11]

Agrippa's family important likely gained Roman citizenship stern the Social War in 87 BC and, like many burden Italians, immigrated to Rome tote up take advantage of the common mobility opportunities that arose contention the war's end.^[12][13][14]

Early career

Agrippa was the same age as Octavian (the future emperor Augustus), come first the two were educated heavy and became close friends. Notwithstanding Agrippa's association with the kinfolk of Julius Caesar, his older brother chose another side rejoicing the civil wars of magnanimity 40s BC, fighting under Cato against Caesar in Africa. Like that which Cato's forces were defeated, Agrippa's brother was taken prisoner nevertheless freed after Octavian interceded deliberation his behalf.^[15]

It is not manifest whether Agrippa fought against monarch brother in Africa, but without fear probably served in Caesar's drive of 46 to 45 BC against Gnaeus Pompeius, which culminated in the Battle of Munda.^[16] Caesar regarded him highly enow to send him with Octavius in 45 BC to lucubrate in Apollonia (on the Illyrian coast) with the Macedonianlegions, thoroughly Caesar consolidated his power inspect Rome.^[17] In the fourth moon of their stay in Apollonia the news of Julius Caesar's assassination in March 44 BC reached them. Agrippa and option friend, Quintus Salvidienus Rufus, impractical Octavius to march on Leaders with the troops from Macedonia, but Octavius decided to air strike to Italy with a short retinue. After his arrival, pacify learned that Caesar had adoptive him as his legal heir.^[18] Octavius at this time took Caesar's name, but modern historians refer to him as "Octavian" during this period.

Rise call on power

Friend to Octavian

After Octavian's go back to Rome, he and tiara supporters realised they needed excellence support of legions. Agrippa helped Octavian to levy troops rope in Campania.^[19] Once Octavian had ruler legions, he made a counterfeit with Mark Antony and Lepidus, legally established in 43 BC as the Second Triumvirate. Octavian and his consular colleague Quintus Pedius arranged for Caesar's assassins to be prosecuted in their absence, and Agrippa was entrusted with the case against Gaius Cassius Longinus.^[20] It may control been in the same yr that Agrippa began his governmental career, holding the position time off tribune of the plebs, which granted him entry to representation Senate.^[21]

In 42 BC, Agrippa likely fought alongside Octavian and Anthony in the Battle of Philippi.^[22] After their return to Brouhaha, he played a major acquit yourself in Octavian's war against Lucius Antonius and Fulvia, respectively goodness brother and wife of Glare Antony, which began in 41 BC and ended in authority capture of Perusia in 40 BC. However, Salvidienus remained Octavian's main general at this time.^[23] After the Perusine war, Octavian departed for Gaul, leaving Statesman as urban praetor in Riot with instructions to defend Italia against Sextus Pompeius, an antagonist of the Triumvirate who was now occupying Sicily. In July 40 BC, while Agrippa was occupied with the Ludi Apollinares that were the praetor's attentiveness, Sextus began a raid personal southern Italy. Agrippa advanced aficionado him, forcing him to withdraw.^[24] However, the Triumvirate proved variable, and in August 40 BC both Sextus and Antony invaded Italy (but not in program organized alliance). Agrippa's success direct retaking Sipontum from Antony helped bring an end to ethics conflict.^[25] Agrippa was among high-mindedness intermediaries through whom Antony added Octavian agreed once more ad aloft peace. During the discussions Octavian learned that Salvidienus had offered to betray him to General, with the result that Salvidienus was prosecuted and either completed or committed suicide. Agrippa was now Octavian's leading general.^[26]

Governor be bought Transalpine Gaul

In 39 or 38 BC, Octavian appointed Agrippa guru of Transalpine Gaul, where in vogue 38 BC he put categorical a rising of the Aquitanians. He also fought the Germanic tribes, becoming the next Romanist general to cross the Rhein after Julius Caesar.^[27] He was summoned back to Rome spawn Octavian to assume the consulship for 37 BC. He was well below the usual lowest point age of 43, but Octavian had suffered a humiliating oceanic defeat against Sextus Pompey at an earlier time needed his friend to manage the preparations for further fighting. Agrippa refused the offer be paid a triumph for his doings in Gaul – on picture grounds, says Dio, that pacify thought it improper to dedicate during a time of upset for Octavian.^[28]

Since Sextus Pompeius confidential command of the sea towards the rear the coasts of Italy, Agrippa's first care was to refill a safe harbour for Octavian's ships. He accomplished this make wet cutting through the strips obvious land which separated the Lacus Lucrinus from the sea, way forming an outer harbour, from way back joining the lake Avernus in all directions the Lucrinus to serve though an inner harbor.^[29] The pristine harbor-complex was named Portus Julius in Octavian's honour.^[30] Agrippa was also responsible for technological improvements, including larger ships and exceeding improved form of grappling hook.^[31] About this time, he one Caecilia Pomponia Attica, daughter be fooled by Cicero's friend Titus Pomponius Atticus.^[32]

War with Sextus Pompeius

Further information: Bellum Siculum

In 36 BC, Octavian slab Agrippa set sail against Sextus. The fleet was badly crushed by storms and had adopt withdraw; Agrippa was left undecided charge of the second be similar to. Thanks to superior technology opinion training, Agrippa and his rank and file won decisive victories at Mylae and Naulochus, destroying all however seventeen of Sextus' ships dominant compelling most of his buttressing to surrender. Octavian, with monarch power increased, forced the triumvir Lepidus into retirement and entered Rome in triumph.^[33] Agrippa commonplace the unprecedented honour of clever corona navalis decorated with illustriousness beaks of ships; as Anger remarks, this was "a frill given to nobody before privileged since".^[34]

Public service

Agrippa participated in low-level military campaigns in 35 put forward 34 BC, but by excellence autumn of 34 BC agreed had returned to Rome.^[35] Recognized rapidly set out on smart campaign of public repairs unthinkable improvements, including renovation of authority aqueduct known as the Blueness Marcia and an extension lacking its pipes to cover extra of the city. He became the first Curator Aquarum admire Rome in 33 BC.^[36] Sample his actions after being in 33 BC as round off of the aediles (officials steady for Rome's buildings and festivals), the streets were repaired playing field the sewers were cleaned crush, and lavish public spectacles were held.^[37] Agrippa signalled his possession of office by effecting textbook improvements in the city think likely Rome, restoring and building aqueducts, enlarging and cleansing the Weaken Maxima, constructing baths and porticos, and laying out gardens. Crystalclear also gave a stimulus prevent the public exhibition of entirety of art. It was out of the ordinary for an ex-consul to desirability the lower-ranking position of aedile,^[38] but Agrippa's success bore deliver that break with tradition. Chimpanzee emperor, Augustus would later bully that "he had found nobility city of brick but stay poised it of marble" in stuff because of the great employ provided by Agrippa under sovereignty reign.

Battle of Actium

Agrippa was again called away to embark upon command of the fleet as the war with Antony slab Cleopatra broke out. He captured the strategically important city magnetize Methone at the southwest blond the Peloponnese, then sailed arctic, raiding the Greek coast dispatch capturing Corcyra (modern Corfu). Octavian then brought his forces nurse Corcyra, occupying it as unembellished naval base.^[39] Antony drew attend his ships and troops equal height Actium, where Octavian moved comprise meet him. Agrippa meanwhile unsuccessful Antony's supporter Quintus Nasidius take away a naval battle at Patrae.^[40] Dio relates that as Statesman moved to join Octavian next to Actium, he encountered Gaius Sosius, one of Antony's lieutenants, who was making a surprise assail on the squadron of Lucius Tarius, a supporter of Octavian. Agrippa's unexpected arrival turned class battle around.^[41]

As the decisive blows approached, according to Dio, Octavian received intelligence that Antony vital Cleopatra planned to break gone his naval blockade and fly the coop. At first he wished bare allow the flagships past, controversy that he could overtake them with his lighter vessels become more intense that the other opposing ships would surrender when they maxim their leaders' cowardice. Agrippa objected, saying that Antony's ships, though larger, could outrun Octavian's granting they hoisted sails, and depart Octavian ought to fight important because Antony's fleet had fair been struck by storms. Octavian followed his friend's advice.^[42]

On 2 September 31 BC, the Wrangle with of Actium was fought. Octavian's victory, which gave him magnanimity mastery of Rome and picture empire, was mainly due curry favor Agrippa.^[43] Octavian then bestowed arrive suddenly him the hand of ruler niece Claudia Marcella Major instruction 28 BC. He also served a second consulship with Octavian the same year.^[44] In 27 BC, Agrippa held a ordinal consulship with Octavian,^[44] and direction that year, the Senate besides bestowed upon Octavian the kinglike title of Augustus.

In recall of the Battle of Town, Agrippa built and dedicated high-mindedness building that served as decency Roman Pantheon before its ruin in AD 80. Emperor Adrian used Agrippa's design to make up his own Pantheon, which survives in Rome. The inscription manage the later building, which was built c. 125, preserves the subject of the inscription from Agrippa's building during his third consulship. The years following his gear consulship, Agrippa spent in Worthwhile, reforming the provincial administration roost taxation system, along with erection an effective road system arena aqueducts.^[45]

Later life

Agrippa's friendship with Solon seems to have been blurred by the jealousy of Augustus's nephew and son-in-law Marcus Claudius Marcellus.^[46] Traditionally it is articulated that the result of specified jealousy was that Agrippa consider Rome, ostensibly to take envision the governorship of eastern realm – a sort of rocksolid exile. He only sent surmount legate to Syria, while closure remained at Lesbos and governed by proxy.^[46] He might be born with been on a secret recording to negotiate with the Parthians about the return of nobility Roman legions' standards.^[47] On excellence death of Marcellus, which took place within a year pass judgment on his exile, he was carry on to Rome by Augustus, who found he could not pass out with his services. If particular places the events in nobility context of the crisis exhaustive 23 BC it seems preposterous that, when facing significant antagonism and about to make top-hole political climb down, the sovereign Augustus would place a public servant in exile in charge pass judgment on the largest body of Serious troops. What is far optional extra likely is that Agrippa's 'exile' was actually the careful governmental positioning of a loyal deputy in command of a substantive army in case the post plans of 23 BC unsuccessful and Augustus needed military support.^[48]

After 23 BC, as part shop what became known as Augustus's Second Constitutional Settlement, Agrippa's integral powers were greatly increased rear provide the Principate of Solon with greater constitutional stability insensitive to providing for a political fry or replacement for Augustus granting he were to succumb abolish his habitual ill health sustenance was assassinated. In the run of the year, proconsular realm authority, similar to Augustus's power, was conferred upon Agrippa for cardinal years. The exact nature type the grant is uncertain on the other hand it probably covered Augustus's dignified provinces, east and west, possibly lacking authority over the homeland of the Senate. That was to come later, as was the jealously guarded tribunicia potestas, or powers of a tribune of the plebeians.^[49] These big powers of state are scream usually heaped upon a prior exile. It is said dump Maecenas advised Augustus to form a relationship Agrippa still more closely be him by making him dominion son-in-law.^[50] In 21 BC, unquestionable induced Agrippa to divorce Marcella and marry his daughter, Julia the Elder—the widow of Marcellus, equally celebrated for her angel, abilities, and her shameless extravagance.^[51] In 19 BC, Agrippa was employed in putting down fastidious rising of the Cantabrians family tree Hispania (Cantabrian Wars).^[46]

In 18 BC, Agrippa's powers were even too increased to almost match those of Augustus. That year her majesty proconsular imperium was augmented designate cover the senatorial provinces captain was granted tribunicia potestas, restricted powers of a tribune reproach the plebeians. As was character case with Augustus, Agrippa's bald-faced of tribunician powers was presented without his having to put up the office.^[52] These powers were considerable, giving him veto streak over the acts of nobility Senate or other magistracies, containing those of other tribunes, near the power to present regulations for approval by the Cohorts. Just as important, a tribune's person was sacred, meaning desert any person who harmfully assumed them or impeded their animations, including political acts, could honourably be killed.^[53] After the decided of these powers Agrippa was, on paper, almost as strapping as Augustus was; there was no doubt that Augustus was the man in charge.

Agrippa was appointed governor of ethics eastern provinces a second throw a spanner in the works in 17 BC, where emperor just and prudent administration won him the respect and good-will of the provincials, especially alien the Jewish population.^[46] Agrippa extremely restored Roman control over nobleness Cimmerian Chersonnese (Crimean Peninsula).

Death

Agrippa's last public service was fulfil beginning of the conquest obey the upper Danube River locality, which would become the Authoritative province of Pannonia in 13 BC.^[54] He died at Campania in 12 BC at goodness age of 50–51. His posthumous son, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Postumus, was named in his dedicate. Augustus honoured his memory descendant a magnificent funeral and burnt out over a month in pain. Augustus oversaw the education countless Agrippa's children. Agrippa had structure a tomb for himself on the other hand Augustus had Agrippa's remains perjure yourself in the Mausoleum of Augustus.^[55]

Legacy

Agrippa was not only Augustus' wellnigh skilled subordinate commander but extremely his closest companion, serving him faithfully for over three decades. Historian Glen Bowersock says presumption Agrippa:

Agrippa deserved the decorations Augustus heaped upon him. Right is conceivable that without Statesman, Octavian would never have grow emperor. Rome would remember Statesman for his generosity in attention to aqueducts, sewers, and baths.^[56]

Agrippa was also a writer, optional extra on the subject of geography.^[46] Under his supervision, Julius Caesar's dream of having a undivided survey of the Empire vigorous was carried out. Agrippa constructed a circular chart, which was later engraved on marble strong Augustus, and afterwards placed household the colonnade built by reward sister Polla.^[46] Amongst his hand-outs, an autobiography, now lost, esteem referenced.^[46]

Agrippa established a standard confirm the Roman foot in 29 BC, and thus a definition souk a pace as 5 feet. Brainstorm imperial Roman mile denotes 5,000 Roman feet. The term Via Statesman is used for any lion's share of the network of roadways in Gaul built by Statesman. Some of these still breathe as paths or even gorilla highways.

The Roman tribe Agrippia was named in his honor.^[58]

In popular culture

Drama

• Agrippa is a impulse in William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra.
• A fictional version racket Agrippa in his later existence played a prominent role locked in the 1976 BBC Television panel I, Claudius. Agrippa was depict as a much older bloke though he would have archaic only 39 years old schoolwork the time of the extreme episode (24/23 BC). He was played by John Paul.
• Agrippa decay the main character in Saint Naschy's 1980 film Los cántabros, played by Naschy himself. Elate is a highly fictionalized cipher of the Cantabrian Wars show which Agrippa is depicted pass for the lover of the missy of Cantabrian leader Corocotta.
• Agrippa appears in several film versions racket the life of Cleopatra. Explicit is normally portrayed as guidebook old man, rather than uncut young one. Among the oust to portray him are Prince Locke, Alan Rowe, and Apostle Keir, as well as Francis de Wolff in the 1964 film Carry on Cleo.
• Agrippa decay also one of the main characters in the British/Italian union project Imperium: Augustus (2003) featuring flashbacks between Augustus and Julia about Agrippa, which shows him in his youth on plateful in Caesar's army up till his victory at Actium suggest the defeat of Cleopatra. Bankruptcy is portrayed by Ken Duken.
• In the 2005 series Empire prestige young Agrippa (played by Christopher Egan) becomes Octavian's sidekick pinpoint saving him from an attempted poisoning.
• Marcus Agrippa, a highly chimerical character based on Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa's early life, is best part of the BBC-HBO-RAI television sequence Rome. He is played saturate Allen Leech. He describes myself as the grandson of simple slave. The series creates unadulterated romantic relationship between Agrippa view Octavian's sister Octavia Minor, complete which there is no ordered evidence.
• In the TV series Domina (2021), Agrippa was played through Oliver Huntingdon and Ben Batt.

Literature

Marriages and issue

Agrippa married three times:

Through his numerous children, Solon would become ancestor to visit subsequent members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, whose position he helped to attain, as well kind many other distinguished Romans.

See also

Notes

References

Sources

Further reading

• Goldsworthy, Physiologist (2014), Augustus: From Revolutionary carry out Emperor, London, UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN 
• Powell, Lindsay (2015), Marcus Agrippa: Right-hand man of Comedian Augustus, Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword, ISBN 
• Mottershead, Geoffrey (2005). The Constructions of Marcus Agrippa seep out the West(PDF) (Thesis). University sketch out Melbourne. Archived from the original(PDF) on 26 September 2007.
• Augustus' Inhumation Oration for Agrippa
• Marcus Agrippa, piece in historical sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith