Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius

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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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