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Antiquity

Agrippa (mythology) In Greco-Roman mythology, Agrippa (said to have reigned 914-873 BC)Dionysius of Halicarnassus ''Roman Antiquities'' 1.71 () was a descendant of Aeneas and King of Alba Longa, the capital of Latium, southeast of Rome. He was listed as king of Al ...

, semi-mythological king of Alba Longa * Agrippa (astronomer), Greek astronomer from the late 1st century *

Agrippa the Skeptic Agrippa () was a Pyrrhonist philosopher who probably lived towards the end of the 1st century CE. He is regarded as the author of "The Five Tropes (or Modes, in ) of Agrippa", which are purported to establish the necessity of suspending jud ...

, Skeptic philosopher at the end of the 1st century *

Agrippa Menenius Lanatus Agrippa Menenius Lanatus (died 493 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic in 503 BC, with Publius Postumius Tubertus. He was victorious over the Sabines and was awarded a triumph which he celebrated on 4 April 503 BC. According to Livy, he a ...

, Roman consul in 503 BC *

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (; BC – 12 BC) was a Roman general, statesman and architect who was a close friend, son-in-law and lieutenant to the Roman emperor Augustus. Agrippa is well known for his important military victories, notably the B ...

(63–12 BC), Roman statesman and general, friend and lieutenant of Augustus Caesar *

Agrippa Postumus Marcus Agrippa Postumus (12 BC – AD 14),: "The elder Agrippa died, in the summer of 12 BC, while Julia was pregnant with their fifth child. The boy was very likely born sometime after June 26 of the following year. When his grandfather adopted ...

(12 BC–AD 14) * Gaius Fonteius Agrippa, father and son with the same name; the former an accuser of Libo, the latter suffect consul in AD 58 * Decimus Haterius Agrippa, consul in AD 22 * Marcus Asinius Agrippa, consul in AD 25 * Vibulenus Agrippa, committed suicide in the Roman senate in AD 36 *

Herod Agrippa Herod Agrippa I ( Roman name: Marcus Julius Agrippa; ), also simply known as Herod Agrippa, Agrippa I, () or Agrippa the Great, was the last king of Judea. He was a grandson of Herod the Great and the father of Herod Agrippa II, the last known k ...

, (10 BC–AD 44) grandson of Herod the Great, king of Judea, friend of Claudius *

Herod Agrippa II Herod Agrippa II ( Roman name: Marcus Julius Agrippa, ; AD 27/28 – or 100), sometimes shortened to Agrippa II or Agrippa, was the last ruler from the Herodian dynasty, reigning over territories outside of Judea as a Roman client. Agrippa ...

, (AD 27–100), his son * Agrippa Castor, Christian Roman writer of the 2nd century * Julius Agrippa, Centurion of the 2nd century * Marcius Agrippa, slave of the 3rd century who was eventually elevated to senatorial rank by Macrinus

Modern era

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (; ; 14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German Renaissance polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, knight, theologian, and occult writer. Agrippa's ''Three Books of Occult Philosophy'' pub ...

(1486–1535), occultist, philosopher, and theologian *

Camillo Agrippa Camillo Agrippa (1520 – 1 January 1600) was a noted fencing, fencer, architect, engineer and mathematician of the Renaissance. He is considered to be one of the greatest fencing theorists of all time. Biography Though born in Milan, Agrippa l ...

, sixteenth-century architect who applied geometric theory to the art of fencing *

Agrippa d'Aubigné Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné (, 8 February 155229 April 1630) was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. His Epic poetry, epic poem ''Les Tragiques'' (1616) is widely regarded as his masterpiece. In a book about his Catholic contemp ...

(1552–1630), French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler * Agrippa Masiyakurima, Zimbabwean Engineer, and Entrepreneur.

Fictional characters

* Mumboz Agrippa, a character from the ''

Zork ''Zork'' is a text adventure game first released in 1977 by developers Tim Anderson (programmer), Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling for the PDP-10 mainframe computer. The original developers and others, as the company ...

'' series of computer games * Salome Agrippa, a character from ''

True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fantasy Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels ...

'' *

Mighty Agrippa, Roman God of the Aqueduct This article details the characters found in all four versions of The Tick. Main characters The Tick The Tick is a superhero in a blue bug suit (which may or may not be part of his body). He is the main protagonist of the Tick franchise. Arthu ...

, a character from ''The Tick'' * Agrippa, a character from the video game '' Amnesia: The Dark Descent'', likely based on Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa * Agrippa, a character from the 1845 children's book ''

Struwwelpeter ''Der Struwwelpeter'' ('Shock-Headed Peter') is an 1845 German children's book written and illustrated by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each cautionary tale has a clear moral lesson ...

Other uses

Agrippa (praenomen) Agrippa is a Latin '' praenomen'', or personal name, which was most common during the early centuries of the Roman Republic. It was sometimes abbreviated Agr., or occasionally Agripp.; both forms are found in the '' Fasti Capitolini''. Despite ...

, a Latin personal name *

Agrippa (crater) Agrippa is a lunar impact crater that is located at the southeast edge of the Mare Vaporum. It is located to the north of the crater Godin, the irregular Tempel lies just to the east. To the north and northeast, the rille designated Rima Ari ...

, an impact crater on the Moon * ''

Agrippa (A Book of the Dead) ''Agrippa (A Book of the Dead)'' is a work of art created by science fiction novelist William Gibson, artist Dennis Ashbaugh and publisher Kevin Begos Jr. in 1992. The work consists of a 300-line semi-autobiographical Electronic literature, el ...

'', a 1992 work of art by William Gibson and others * A fictional space destroyer in the

Earth Alliance Civil War ''Babylon 5'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction television series created, produced and Babylon 5#Writing, largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on the Babylon 5 (space station), Babylon 5 spa ...

in the ''Babylon 5'' television series *

Pedestal of Agrippa The Agrippa Pedestal is a monumental stone base located west of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens. Measuring 8.9 meters in height, it stands roughly equal in height to the nearby Temple of Athena Nike. Originally constructed in 178 BC, ...

in Athens

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