MARCUS AGRIPPA - The Man who made Augustus Roman Emperor

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Marcus Agrippa is the emperor who was never emperor. The man who made Augustus and stood by his side, facilitating the longest and one of the most successful reigns in Rome's history.
Born to a poor equestrian family out in the sticks, he enlisted in the army and caught the eye of none other than Julius Caesar. Sent off to study in Greece with his then-nephew Octavian, Agrippa's promise was such that he never left the future emperor's side.
He became an incredibly successful military leader on land and sea, and without him, Augustus would probably have never beaten Marc Antony to rise to power. As admiral and general, none could best him.
On top of that Agrippa was a talented architect, geographer and writer - he even built the original pantheon and was so famous that even when the one we see today was built under Hadrian, it still bears his name!
He lived a dangerous but rich life, and beyond his military victories did much in service of the Roman people, providing fresh water, food and quality infrastructure.
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:16 - Early Life
03:15 - The Rise of Octavian
04:42 - Agrippa Defends Rome as Urban Praetor
05:51 - The Seizing of Sipontum
06:41 - Agrippa fights the Barbarians
06:56 - Agrippa defeats Sextus Pompey
09:17 - Bringing Water to Rome
10:17 - The Battle of Actium
11:07 - Building the Marble City
11:52 - Agrippa's Personal Life
12:52 - Making Augustus
14:01 - Agrippa's Absolute Power
15:34 - A Patron and Architect
16:10 - The Later Years and Death
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Sources Used
Ancient Texts:
Cassius Dio - Roman History (Ῥωμαϊκὴ Ἱστορία)
Appian - The Civil Wars (Ρωμαϊκά)
Plutarch - Life of Brutus (Βίοι Παράλληλοι: Βρούτος)
Pliny the Elder - Natural History (Naturalis Historia)
Velleius Paterculus - Roman History (Historiae Romanae)
Virgil - The Aeneid (Aeneis)
Nicolaus of Damascus - Life of Augustus (βίος Καίσαρος)
Suetonius - Life of Augustus (De Vita XII Caesarum)
Maurus Servius Honoratus - Commentary on the Aeneid of Virgil ( In tria Virgilii Opera Expositio)
Articles:
Haslam, M. W. (1980) 'Augustus' Funeral Oration for Agrippa'
Credits
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Film, TV & Game Clips:
'Imperium: Augustus' (2003) | Roger Young ©
'Domina' (2021) | Simon Burke ©
'Rome' (2005-2007) | John Milius, William J. MacDonald & Bruno Heller ©
'Ryse: Son of Rome' (2014) | Crytek ©
'Assassin's Creed Origins' (2017) | Ubisoft Montreal ©
Music:
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@jameshiler7830 2 жыл бұрын

MARCUS AGRIPPA is the friend you want.

@AntiquityforAll 2 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt

@klarkmartinez1124 2 жыл бұрын

a friend that you need.

@AG33156 Жыл бұрын

Everyone wants a Friend like Agrippa but Not one wants to be a friend like Agrippa

@jameshiler7830 Жыл бұрын

@@AG33156 Yup!

@Afrimusican 4 ай бұрын

MARCUS AGRIPPA is the man you want to be as well. -Fixed😊

@berkanttahirov1645 2 жыл бұрын

Him not betraying Augustus is very empowering. When he had all the power to do it and as many in history have done to their best friends he didn’t. They say “power doesn’t necessarily corrupt,but reveals” well this is a great example.

@mikeguce7959 2 жыл бұрын

All the power to betray augustus?and why would a province guy who would had been nobody if not for octavius.without augustus,marcus agrippa will have no power...

@Borderose Жыл бұрын

@@mikeguce7959 Agrippa was a warhero who controlled the army. Turning against Octavian wouldn't be implausible. He didn't. In fact, Augustus kept trying to give him more and more honor and more prestige and turned them all down and each time chose to use them to enhance the glory of his friend and emperor. Augustus offered him several triumphs. He turned them all down. When he won a victory, he refrained from celebrating because Octavian was going through a difficulty around the same time. Augustus trusted Agrippa with his life. And Agrippa used everything his had to offer to be worthy of it. He kept Octavian safe. Agrippa made his friend Augustus. Agrippa was the greatest Number Two in history. He didn't care that he wasn't Top Dog. He was Number One in the heart and mind of the only one that mattered.

@akashpatro9393 Жыл бұрын

It was absurd for Agrippa to rebel against Augustus. Yes he was beloved by the people but people revered Augustus. For them Augustus was the son of a demi god and they themselves thought Augustus as a good. If anything Octavian was a master of propaganda. He made the populous love him so much that the only time Romans rebelled under Augustus it was to disband the senate and make Augustus dictator for life.

@vza7938 8 ай бұрын

@@Borderosei feel like agrippa was a general through and through...like he didnt really care about the fleeting cheers of the crowd, only for the moment...when he could win the hearts of LEGIONS, whose loyalty was never gonna waver as long as he was honourable...and him declining those triumphs wouldve probably made the soldiers respect him more

@ciaranbrk 8 ай бұрын

@@akashpatro9393 not all did many were angry form the proscriptions especially people who had children in their family murdered by the second trimvurate. unfortunately some children inherited from their parents ad they too were killed for their money.

@iDeathMaximuMII 2 жыл бұрын

Marcus Agrippa - The Emperor’s best friend & adopted son. Get you a friend like him that can make you into a man Caesar Augustus & Marcus Agrippa = *The Greatest Bromance in human history*

@burtan2000 Жыл бұрын

Nah, fam - he doesn't make you a man. He makes you MORE than a man. What other second could ever be remembered so fondly after 2000 yrs? One of my favorite characters in all of history. I liked his portrayal in Rome. He has this vulnerability about him. Like he doesn't feel worthy. Like he's not super handsome. He's a middling warrior. But through hard work, he does the impossible bc he must. Bc he loves Octavian.

@thelimon4338 10 ай бұрын

@@burtan2000they saw each other as brothers Agrippa saw Octavian/Augustus as his big brother

@UDTAPANKHA Жыл бұрын

It's funny how everybody here wants an Agrippa in there life but don't want to be one themselves.

@saidadam 11 ай бұрын

You think outside the box! 😊 I would never have thought of that myself. Very smart!!!

@peterl3417 9 ай бұрын

Yup, nothing gets built without serious cooperation and acknowledgement, which a man like Augustus clearly understood. For Agrippa, the reward of a powerful, beautiful, and prosperous Rome was much more important than some triumph

@andrewanderson5948 2 жыл бұрын

Wow they rarely ever talk about Agrippa 😳 He sounds like one of the most underrated romans I've heard of so far.

@prettyokandy230 2 жыл бұрын

100% my favorite person from roman history, the samwise gamgee of rome ( half joking and half serious).

@everybodyisanidiot4553 Жыл бұрын

I'd say he's on par with Belisarius. The last Roman.

@theodorebricker7492 Жыл бұрын

He is my personal favorite Roman, bar none. He had power, fame, and wealth beyond all but Augustus himself. He was a loyal, intelligent, and spectacularly effective general and statesman. Were it not for Agrippa, there would not have been an Augustus. These two friends took on the world, and won. They were as brothers should be. He should be looked on as one of the greatest sons Rome ever had.

@burtan2000 Жыл бұрын

I think Caesar's immortality and notoriety overshadow Augustus who did far more in his life than Caesar IMO. And then Agrippa is overshadowed by Augustus, but i get the sense that he wouldn't mind. He'd rightfully feel pride in the recognition that Augustus receives. We students of history know more. We know that without men like Agrippa, the Octavians of the world would have short reigns. I can't help but see the many parallels between Rome and US. Our domination over most of the world. The many positives of our rule overshadowed by the occasional horrible sin. And the horrible sins that pervaded the first century of our existence. The genocide of the original inhabitants of this land; the broken treaties; the massacres; the involuntary servitude of millions of Africans; the horribly bloody war required to free them; the fact that freedom was not much better for many; the racism they faced for decades after; and now the divide growing again. The crime wave hitting our nation as we face the first real military threat in decades. The almost inevitable war that we cannot seem to prevent without capitulating to bullies and thugs. If only we had men like Agrippa serving leaders like Augustus today. Even if we did, half the nation would vilify them. I like that he had humble roots like my hero Lincoln.

@albertkundrat1734 10 ай бұрын

Agrippa's most moving Statement was on His own Death Bed. His old Friend and sharer in Power, OCTAVIAN/Augustus was with Him in His last Moments. Agrippa looked Octavian straight into the Eyes of His Life-long Companion and Pleaded, "When I die, please let My 2 Sons NOT be raised as High-Born Princes, (which was their high privilege under the Principate) but as regular old traditioned Romans of the hearth and plow, like Cincinnatus". In later centuries the ruling class was to slowly depart from the Ideal that AGRIPPA had for His Sons and wished octavian to honor it, and instead they gravitated closer toward oriental Aristocracy and monarchy, but never quite reached it. And in times of Crisis the common soldier could still attain the purple cloth, for example Vespasian and His son Titus.@@burtan2000

@HENSIONAVDUli Ай бұрын

@@burtan2000augustus and Agrippa both needed each-other .Agrippa was a great general and Augustus was great politician .both of them created a strong Empire .

@Wurschthochhalten01 Жыл бұрын

Writing a term paper on him now, and after researching his life, he is like the best roman ever.

@Whoami691 Жыл бұрын

Everyone needs an Agrippa in their lives. He was a man of Honour, integrity, genius and strength. He was a great man with a solid heart, an amazing mind, and a genuine care of the people he served.

@jacoblarsen7116 Жыл бұрын

I swear Agrippa doesn't get the credit he deserves as a architect. Being a bad ass kind of outshines it I guess😂

@dandrummond9154 2 жыл бұрын

I was digging around to see how common my opinion of Agrippa is when I found this. Good stuff. I am currently of the belief that he is probably in the top five most important people in the history of the western world (having had enough time for his ripples to travel further probably affect this). Going even further, I now believe that a good "right hand" is more necessary for success than the ruler. Further farther, the demeanor and skill set necessary for them to succeed is vastly more rare than that of the ruler. Agrippa, Khalid Ibn Al Wallid, and Subutai more or less built the world we live in with their own hands. The Agrippa bust I'm looking at right now on my mantle probably says he is my favortie historical figure

@FreshCutFrenchFries 2 жыл бұрын

The most versatile commander in history. Won worlds greatest history on the seas and land. Can't name another.

@brianaguila6925 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many times he was called a son of a freedman as an insult when he receive triumphs to wars that he ped and won?

@renkov8466 Жыл бұрын

A good ruler and a good right hand man go hand in hand. You can't just separate the two

@burtan2000 Жыл бұрын

@@renkov8466 Good point. A man you can trust wholly to lead when you have other things to attend to.

@Fizzy332 2 жыл бұрын

The Virgin Octavian and Chad Agrippa friendship

@akashpatro9393 Жыл бұрын

If you know anything about Augustus you should know he was the chaddest of chads. He tricked Cleopatra into thinking that he liked her so that she didn't burn the treasury and make her surrender. He was a cold hearted logical politician who would go to any lengths for the good of Rome

@Fizzy332 Жыл бұрын

@@akashpatro9393 It was a cold move, but he wasnt Chad in nature. He was described as being physically weak and he often got sick as a child. When i think of "Chad" i think of a brute who is physically more capable, aka Agrippa. Augustus is still a legend tho!

@HENSIONAVDUli Ай бұрын

Lol Octavian was a strong ledear he ruled Roman Empire for 40 years .he Wasnt a virgin Octavian as You Said

@blairhicks9553 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinated with Agrippa and Belisarius. Could have overthrew their emporer but kept loyal

@ronaldolio76 Жыл бұрын

Great video, For a guy with his name across the greatest building ever made we don't see enough about Agrippa, For them to be educated together and Octavian being smart enough to realize this guy is more capable than me but not fear him as a rival instead the key carrying Caesar's name and agenda, Agrippa also knows by backing Octavian he can do way more than if opposed him. is amazing it was meant to be

@psalmerperena4120 Жыл бұрын

Agrippa is the first person I have heard of that is both a general and admiral at the same time and excelled in both. To top it off, he is a great statesman and architect as well. Does he have the skills to be considered a polymath?

@rotciv1492 Жыл бұрын

Excellent at everything he commited to. Thorough and decisive, expert at getting things done. Whenever there wasn't an actual way to accomplish his objectives, he *invented* that way. Consul at 26 years of age for his skill on land. Got awarded the crown of the seas for his skill as an admiral. Turned the extremely filthy Rome into one of the cleanest cities on the world. Skilled politician. Legendary builder. Always avoided the limelight. Incorruptible. Loyal to his friends and family. He was born a commoner. Conclussion: *Agrippa was one hell of a MAN*

@malsomakawlni3228 Жыл бұрын

My favourite romans ever. Like him more than even julius caesar, augustus caesar.etc.

@FreshCutFrenchFries 2 жыл бұрын

Stellar presentation for an exceptional Roman, that did change the the world! New sub. Can't wait for more!

@kevinantschak-brown3511 Жыл бұрын

Great video, but the volume is all over the place.......

@samuelcontreras9248 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff!

@silverchairsg Жыл бұрын

I heard the reason why he was so loyal towards Octavian was that early on, his uncle or some relative got proscribed by Caesar, and Octavian asked his uncle to pardon that relative, which made Agrippa loyal to Octavian for the rest of his life.

@homebrandrules 11 ай бұрын

thankyou for a fantastic video. AVE ARTISTA ! SALUTANT TE !!

@salahmg6165 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Amazing video i congratulate you for it, i must emphasize how i am impressed by your flawless prononciation of classical latin and ancient greek.

@AntiquityforAll 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@blaugranisto 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to go back to Rome at the time of Augustus and Marcus Agrippa

@henkstersmacro-world 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍Great video!!

@AntiquityforAll 2 жыл бұрын

appreciate it!

@burtan2000 Жыл бұрын

I love his humble beginnings.

@kimberlyperrotis8962 Жыл бұрын

The volume keeps cycling up and down, like the speaker is going in and out of range for of his microphone. I disconnected my Bluetooth speaker, but the problem persists. Too bad, I wanted to hear this.

@franceleeparis37 Жыл бұрын

As Agrippa was of lowly birth, he always knew what the common people wanted so when he gained enough influence and power he did what he wanted from the early age.. he was, to put it mildly, the Napoleon of his age but he was never smart enough to outmanoeuvre Octavian and gain total power..

@AntiquityforAll Жыл бұрын

Or, perhaps he was too smart to try? Ultimately he was ancestor to emperors and empresses alike

@brennern6794 Жыл бұрын

I don't think he would want to, he pretty much ruled Rome with agustus and the fact that Agustus let him be written in history in a very positive way speaks volumes to their friendship. He was truly the best right hand man anyone could ask for.

@michellemorais752 Жыл бұрын

And who told you that there was such a dispute. Your past existence?? lol joke

@Borderose Жыл бұрын

More like he didn't want to. Based on how Agrippa lived and how much Augustus grieved his sudden death, I think it's safe to say their friendship was solidly genuine. As a sickly man, Augustus had always assumed his more robust best friend would outlive him. M. Agrippa dying broke his heart and ruined his succession plans.

@Nikotheleepic 3 ай бұрын

Lol being a backstabbing snake doesn't make you smart, it makes you the problem that caused the folly of the modern world, do not lower aggrippa to your level, he is beyond you

@lauritsabugge6643 2 жыл бұрын

The pantheon was reconstructed under Hadrian, but nice video. Love the content

@RohitSharma-mi8gt 3 ай бұрын

Destined for great and almost incredible things gave me chills

@wilsontheconqueror8101 2 жыл бұрын

Good ole Agrippa! Agustus was most fortunate in having such a devoted friend! Good video. Your microphone was dropping in and out though. Otherwise we'll done!

@camillacracchiolo19 2 ай бұрын

Jeez, the mike that keeps going in and out!

@MarcusAgrippa390 Жыл бұрын

Ohhh... Hello everyone! Don't mind me, I'm just browsing... Seriously though an excellent video about my all time favorite Roman followed closely by Marcus Aurelius.

@AntiquityforAll Жыл бұрын

Glad to see this man getting the recognition he deserves

@starkilr101 10 ай бұрын

Agrippa was someone you could classify as “ya boy” in any situation. Self-made man that stood with the titans on his time

@gregbader3041 8 ай бұрын

You say it perfectly!

@HzrdHaze Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Destiny.

@dario2rnr 2 жыл бұрын

Julius Caesar was not the father of Octavian, but he was his grand uncle.

@brennern6794 Жыл бұрын

Caesar adopted him, making him his father

@wilsontheconqueror8101 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! The Selucid empire would be fascinating video! To secede Alexander the Great in East was no small feet. And only fell to the expanding Roman Empire. The House of Selucids founder would make for an interesting one.

@AntiquityforAll Жыл бұрын

Absolutely on the list! After my Ptolemy and Antigonus videos I am genuinely excited to get into one about Seleucus Nicator

@DominickM. 8 ай бұрын

That was so well done, especially speaking in Latin. I am so sick of watching these English renditions. I wish they would come out with a Roman TV show in Latin subtitle.

@AntiquityforAll 8 ай бұрын

You should try Barbarians! (Though I’ve heard mixed reviews on the Latin - much like my own)

@ticketschreiber3326 2 жыл бұрын

i always think of octavian and agrippa as the real version of frodo and sam

@jamesrichardson2342 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting but the audio is terrible .....making it difficult to follow at times...

@SultrySecrets 10 ай бұрын

Bro is the friend we want.

@lawrencewhyte1554 2 жыл бұрын

You should do a video on King Selucus I.

@AntiquityforAll 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely under consideration. Since my Ptolemy video I've been considering each of the Diadochi - thanks for the suggestion!

@tomaslekis3262 2 жыл бұрын

Find someone who looks at you like Agrippa looks at Augustus.

@vasileiospapazoglou2362 Жыл бұрын

nice try with the greek words i loved your video gj man and thanks i didnt know a lot for agrippa.

@AntiquityforAll Жыл бұрын

Pleased to hear that, thanks for the support!

@alexandrenunesdeoliveira9417 5 ай бұрын

I have got no criticism of historical contents, however, the video shows clearly some deficiencies in what regards sound volumes, often unbalanced and unstable. This is an aspect you should learn how to deal better in the future.

@niccoarcadia4179 Жыл бұрын

A true champion.

@solaurelian7638 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, how come the audio sounds like its constantly shifting areas? Its like your spinning around your microphone in a room LOL. Otherwise cool.

@AntiquityforAll 2 жыл бұрын

I just get so excited by antiquity! But yes I’m still on the learning curve on the whole editing process so hopefully I’ll nail it in the future. Thanks for the support!

@Zennofobic 2 жыл бұрын

@@AntiquityforAll good video, well written and narrated but you really need to fix your audio your viewership will increase I assure you

@JyttesTrailCamera 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, I can't hear half of it, so gave up. Really odd sound problem.

@TheGreatestGoon 7 ай бұрын

Agrippa in octavians position would have gone down as the greatest Roman emperor in Roman history (east & West). What an absolute unit.

@soobright Жыл бұрын

Seneca is doing a great 👍 job as my teacher

@rajivambrose6038 2 жыл бұрын

Where are the movie like scenes from ..??

@AntiquityforAll 2 жыл бұрын

Most are from the TV series 'Domina' which is a superb watch, all about Livia Drusilla, Augustus' wife.

@Summer-py8qw 2 жыл бұрын

Can you add subtitles in english? my English is not fluent and with the subtitles I would understand more.

@AntiquityforAll 2 жыл бұрын

just added closed captioning - hope they help!

@MrTexasdieselguy Жыл бұрын

Great video but the audio quality is terrible.

@jessediaz5945 10 ай бұрын

My Top 5 favorite Roman’s Augustus Marcus Agrippa Trajan Germanicus Marcus Aurelius 🫡

@d-digital3612 9 ай бұрын

Is this Agrippa from acts?

@benjitheband5661 Жыл бұрын

What’s sup with the audio it sounds like your running around your room

@TheRapidDescent 10 ай бұрын

We could see that Agrippa is The greatest roman in their History being that Octavian is considered the best Emporer in roman history and could not have taken and maintained power without Agrippa.

@Sheba386 Ай бұрын

He was a great general apparently

@therockcasserole3563 Жыл бұрын

the pantheon was rebuilt by hadrian . hadrian and the famous architect Apollodorus actually designed the dome.

@void.defender 2 жыл бұрын

I have a quick question regarding the correct classical pronunciation: was gn like in magna originally just spoken like mag-na? I always thought it had been ma-ng-na. Anyways, awesome content as per usual. Really appreciate the stupendous effort of retelling ancient history with snippets of spoken texts in the respective languages with beautiful editing

@AntiquityforAll 2 жыл бұрын

Well, got to admit it - you taught me something there! I've just looked into it and you're absolutely right, will definitely be incorporating that pronunciation into future videos. I've clearly been influenced by too many films! And thanks so much for the support - next video on Atticus!

@artisaprimus6306 9 ай бұрын

How about red hot Magma . Is that right?

@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723 9 ай бұрын

Octavian had Agrippa, Justinian had Belisarius, Lincoln had Grant

@gregbader3041 2 ай бұрын

As I said, were they as brothers, or were they were something different? I I think they had to be, as with Alexander and his “ friend” Hephaestion.

@JeffDbury Ай бұрын

the pantheon was rebuilt by Hadrian NOT Trajan

@Insectoid_ 5 ай бұрын

I always thought MA should have fought a land battle somewhere in the East.

@aeterna789 2 ай бұрын

Patron Saint of Bros

@booksteer7057 3 ай бұрын

Anybody else hearing a wonky soundtrack? 🥴

@haralampospapadopoulos5120 Жыл бұрын

great work, but the pronunciation of greek needs work

@gregbader3041 2 ай бұрын

I wonder how far MVA and Octavian’s relationship actually went. They call it a Bromance, but I wonder if it went beyond that, even though Octavian was supposedly straight and cheated on his wife all the time

@Leo-zt5og 2 жыл бұрын

Nice content but stained by your frequent attempt at narrating in Latin.

@cp2410 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating video clip; too bad the spoken soundtrack was so awful.

@luka9529 2 жыл бұрын

Born in the Italian countryside. I think not.

@rossphillipgerard 2 жыл бұрын

Viva Colonia! Haha

@JeremiahAlphonsus Ай бұрын

I tuned out the moment you spouted the “BCE” nonsense, as this is an infallible sign that one has been corrupted by toxic modernity.

@gregbader3041 3 ай бұрын

It’s an interesting article, but I wish the guy would quit, trying to show off his SO perfect pronunciation of Latin, and just use English.

@gregbader3041 3 ай бұрын

The same for using the Greek, as for the Latin: knock off trying to impress everybody with your pronunciation, and just get the sentences done in English!