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Individual:
Agrippa
Augustus' trusted army general and personal friend
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was Octavian's most effective general. He led the armies that gave Octavian the victories he needed to bolster hispolitical position and eventually become the first Roman emperor,Augustus.
Agrippa was born in 56 BC and was a friend of Octavian from childhood. He grew to become a capable military leader, winning battles on both landand sea. In 36 BC, he defeated and destroyed the fleet of Sextus Pompeyin a battle off Naulochus. Sextus Pompey was a son of Pompey the Greatwho had turned to piracy and rebellion against the ruling SecondTriumvirate.
Agrippa's most famous victory was won at the Battle of Actium, where he defeated the combined forces of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Marc Antony.Antony was Octavian's only remaining rival to overcome before becomingthe most powerful man in the Roman world.
Octavian was given sweeping new powers to run the government and the title of Augustus by the Roman Senate in 27 BC. Although Octavian was inname simply First Citizen (Princeps) he was in fact Rome's first emperor.Although the high office was not intended to be hereditary, Augustusmarried Agrippa to his daughter Julia and made it clear that Agrippa wasto succeed him on the throne. All this preparation came to nought whenAgrippa died in 12 BC. Although Agrippa was never officially an emperornor did he ever lay any claim to power by having himself proclaimedimperator, coins were nevertheless struck in his name. These include agold aureus and a silver denarius which are both quite rare andexpensive. Several fairly common copper asses also exist, and they arequite popular amongst collectors today because of their historicalconnection with this famous Roman general and victor of Actium.
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