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Agrippa

American

[uh-grip-uh] / əˈgrɪp ə /

noun

Marcus Vipsanius 63–12 b.c., Roman statesman, general, and engineer: defeated Antony and Cleopatra at Actium.

Agrippa British

/ əˈɡrɪpə /

noun

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

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The rise to power of Octavian—who becomes Augustus, Rome’s first emperor—is imagined through the eyes of the emperor’s close friend and military ally, Agrippa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Power and politics are the dominant themes in all of them, and in this work, Mr. Harris expertly depicts the political and military maneuvers employed by Caesar and Agrippa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Agrippa, a brilliant warrior on land, proves as formidable at sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

This earned Agrippa the gratitude of his friend’s great-uncle, Julius Caesar, the conqueror of Gaul and dictator of Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Naturally, he countered with Capo Ferro which surprised the man in black, but he defended well, quickly shifting out of Agrippa and taking the attack himself, using the principles of Thibault.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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