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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

c. 63–12 BCE · 1st century BCE

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was a Roman general and statesman, the closest friend, son-in-law and chief lieutenant of Augustus. He commanded the fleets that won at Naulochus in 36 BCE and Actium in 31 BCE, ended the Cantabrian Wars in north-western Hispania in 19 BCE and built widely, including the first Pantheon in Rome. The theatre of Emerita Augusta was dedicated in his name around 16–15 BCE.

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
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