Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Bust of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa from the Forum of Gabii, currently in the Louvre, Paris
Born	23 October/November 63 BC Uncertain, possibly Istria or Asisium[1]
Died	12 BC Campania
Allegiance	Roman Empire
Years of service	45 BC – 12 BC
Rank	General
Commands held	Roman army
Battles/wars	Caesar's civil war Battle of Munda Battle of Mutina Battle of Philippi Battle of Actium

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (c. 63 BC – 12 BC) was a general of the Roman Empire and a statesman. He was a close friend and brother-in-law of Augustus.

Agrippa's place of birth is not known for sure. It may have been the city of Arpinum. His father was callled Lucius Vipsanius Agrippa (we know this from an inscription on the Pantheon). He had an elder brother, and a sister named Vipsania Polla. The family had not been prominent in Roman public life.

1. ↑ Reinhold, p. 9; Roddaz, p. 23.