Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius
Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius (b.63 bc) Roman general, adviser to Octavian (later
Augustus). He helped Octavian to power by winning naval battles against Sextus Pompeius (36 bc) and Mark
Antony at the Battle of
Actium (31 bc).
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My roman affair
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/6/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Catholic Church. It was built during the reign of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, and his name is inscribed on the structure. It...COS.TERTIUM.FEZIT which in English means "Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, consul for the third time, built...
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YOUR OWN COLISEUM.(U)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 2/17/2005; 700+ words
; ...way. For example, the friendship between Agrippa and Octavianus could strike a chord with history buffs. After all, looking up Agrippa in the encyclopedia brings up Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, close comrade of Augustus Caesar...
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Finite elements, Roman-style
Magazine article from: Mechanical Engineering; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...aqueduct was built around 20 B.C., probably by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, who also built the Pantheon and other structures...other ancient technology-comes from the writings of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio in the first century B.C. Among...
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Finite elements, roman-style: a very professional corps of ancient engineers made a lasting contribution to Western civilization.(aqueducts)
Magazine article from: Mechanical Engineering-CIME; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...aqueduct was built around 20 B.C., probably by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, who also built the Pantheon and other structures...ancient technology--comes from the writings of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio in the first century B.C. Among...
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Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...studies. From effects, Aldrette moves on to the various flood control methods developed by such officials as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, who even traveled through the sewers by boat in 33 BC. Such efforts tended to be piecemeal, often short...
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa , c.63 BC-12 BC, Roman general. A close friend of Octavian...Pompeius in the naval battles at Mylae and Naulochus (N Sicily). Agrippa took part in the war against Antony, and his naval operations were...
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Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius (63–12 BC) Roman general. Augustus' adviser and son-in-law, he played an important part in the naval victories over Mark Antony, and held commands in both western and eastern provinces of the empire.
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Agrippa
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Agrippa 1. Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great; the name ‘Agrippa’ was assumed on account of a friendship with Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, son-in-law of the emperor...
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Julia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...daughter of Augustus and wife, in turn, of Marcus Claudius Marcellus (d. 23 BC), Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, and Tiberius. Her infidelities caused...3 18 BC-AD 28, daughter of Julia and Agrippa (see above); wife of Lucius Aemilius...
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Augustus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...defeated (42 BC) the army of Marcus Junius Brutus and Caius Cassius...controlled Sicily and Sardinia, and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa defeated (36 BC) Pompeius at...naval battle off Actium , which Agrippa won over Antony and Cleopatra...
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