A Tourist in Rome - Marcus Agrippa
Birth: | 63 BC |
Death: | 12 BC (illness) |
Significance: | Augustus' right-hand man |
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was Augustus' best friend, right-hand man, son-in-law, architect, and general. He was the architect of the Pantheon and his name appears on its inscription above the front portico. He was also the architect of the Basilica of Neptune, overhauled the Cloaca Maxima, built the theater in Ostia Antica, possible owner of the Villa Farnesina, and his ashes were interred in the Mausoleum of Augustus.
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