Agrippa

[ uh-grip-uh ]
/ əˈgrɪp ə /

noun

Marcus Vip·sa·ni·us [vip-sey-nee-uh s] /vɪpˈseɪ ni əs/,63–12 b.c., Roman statesman, general, and engineer: defeated Antony and Cleopatra at Actium.

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Agrippa
/ (əˈɡrɪpə) /

noun

Marcus Vipsanius (ˈmɑːkəs vɪpˈseɪnɪəs). 63–12 bc, Roman general: chief adviser and later son-in-law of Augustus
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