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Agrippa

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A·grip·pa  (-grp), Marcus Vipsanius 63-12 b.c.
Roman soldier and statesman who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (31).
Agrippa [əˈgrɪpə]
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(Biographies / Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius (63 bc-12 bc) M, Roman, MILITARY: general, POLITICS: statesman) Marcus Vipsanius (ˈmɑːkəs vɪpˈseɪnɪəs). 63-12 bc, Roman general: chief adviser and later son-in-law of Augustus
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Noun1.AgrippaAgrippa - Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC)
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa


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Augustus raised Agrippa (though of mean birth) to that height, as when he consulted with Maecenas, about the marriage of his daughter Julia, Maecenas took the liberty to tell him, that he must either marry his daughter to Agrippa, or take away his life; there was no third way, he had made him so great.
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I was so curious to know the truth of this story, that I desired Agrippa might be called, who was admiral in that fight.
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Does she belong to the family of the celebrated Agrippa, the friend of Henry IV.
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