Agrippa in a sentence

After Agrippa died in 12 BC, Tiberius was ordered to divorce his own wife Vipsania and marry Agrippa's widow, Augustus' daughter Julia — as soon as a period of mourning for Agrippa had ended.

Antony and Cleopatra Statue of Agrippa at the Archaeological Museum of Venice Agrippa was again called away to take command of the fleet when the war with Antony and Cleopatra broke out.

The distance was indirectly standardised by Agrippa 's establishment of a standard Roman foot (Agrippa's own) in 29 BC,sfn and the definition of a pace as 5 feet.

The existence of this daughter rests solely on Publius Quinctilius Varus being mentioned as the son-in-law of Agrippa in Augustus ' funeral oration for Agrippa.

Similarly, in the New Testament, King Herod Agrippa, puffed up by pride, accepted praise from the people who claimed his voice was that of a god and not a man.

A calendar from Cyprus or Syria includes a month named after Agrippa beginning on November 1, which may reflect the month of his birth.

After Herod Agrippa 's death in AD 44, when Judea reverted to direct Roman rule, Claudius gave procurators control over Judea.

Agrippa finally convinced Caligula to reverse the order.

Agrippa likely had more children, some of whom did not survive, from his second marriage to Augustus’ niece and (paternal) cousin to Julia the Elder, Claudia Marcella Major.

Agrippa objected that Antony's ships, although larger, could outrun Octavian's if they hoisted sails, and that Octavian ought to fight now because Antony's fleet had just been struck by storms.

Agrippa's goal is to stay alive as a gladiator for as long as possible, while Augustus acts as an infiltrator who slowly exposes the conspiracy against Caesar.

Agrippa was now Octavian's leading general.

Agrippa was portrayed as a much older man, though he would have only been 39 years old at the time of the first episode (24/23 BC).

As emperor, Augustus would later boast that "he had found the city of brick but left it of marble", thanks in part to the great services provided by Agrippa under his reign.

As was the case with Augustus, Agrippa’s grant of tribunician powers was conferred without his having to actually hold that office.

At first of a mind to let Antony sail and then attack him, he was prevailed upon by Agrippa to give battle.

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Agrippa and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 717 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Agrippa (or, less frequently, year 778 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the First Consulship of Octavian and Agrippa (or, less frequently, year 726 Ab urbe condita ).

Augustus banished his grandson Postumus Agrippa, who was adopted after the death of his brothers, to the small island of Planasia (around AD 6 or 7) where he was later executed, and Tiberius was recalled to Rome and officially adopted by Augustus.