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Vipsanii
Lucius Vipsanius was the father of the Ancient Rome, Roman politician and general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, and thus an ancestor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Very little is known of him but modern historians have speculated that Lucius may have been a first-generation Roman citizen of Plebeian status and relatively wealthy. Attestation The only surviving direct attestations to Lucius are in inscriptions honoring his son Marcus where his filiation is present. For example on the Pantheon, Rome, Pantheon in Rome an engraving reads "M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT": "M[arcus] Agrippa L[ucii] f[ilius] co[n]s[ul] tertium fecit" meaning "Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, made [this building] when consul for the third time". Seneca the Elder makes indirect reference to Lucius when mentioning that Marcus often omitted his nomen "Vipsanius" from his name due to embarrassment for his father's low rank, although many modern historians doubt the veracity of Seneca's claim and believe Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Vipsanius (brother Of Agrippa)
Lucius Vipsanius was the elder brother of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, the right-hand man of Roman emperor Augustus. History Early life Lucius Vipsanius was born in the late Roman Republic to a Plebeians, plebeian family, his father being Lucius Vipsanius (father of Agrippa), Lucius Vipsanius and his mother an unknown woman. His praenomen is not actually known, but has been assumed to be ''Lucius'', since he was older than Marcus, and first sons were generally given their fathers' praenomen in Rome. He and Agrippa likely spent their childhood playing with each other until Lucius was old enough to go to school. Since Lucius became a soldier his education likely took him away from home rather young. He also had a sister named Vipsania Polla, it's not known if she was younger or older than him. Career During Caesar's Civil War, Lucius sided with the Pompey, Pompeians and fought for Cato the Younger in Africa where he was taken prisoner by Julius Caesar in Numidia (Roman province), Numi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |