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<> According to Strauss, it was Octavian's reliance on Roman General Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, who successfully waged a naval campaign to cut off supply lines t
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago
<> According to Strauss, it was Octavian's reliance on Roman General Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, who successfully waged a naval campaign to cut off supply lines to Antony's army, giving Octavian the upper hand.
Agrippa is one of the most interesting people in history, and the Octavian/Agrippa collaboration has to be one of the most successful and fruitful ever.
Agrippa was not just an amazing naval commander, he also was great at organizing as well as an architect and builder.
Unlike a lot of other partnerships where jealousy rears its head once they have achieved success (see various bands for instance), there does not seem to be rivalry or jealousy between Octavian/Augustus and Agrippa. His entire life, Agrippa was Octavian's most trusted adviser and friend (and son-in-law).
- foobarian 5y agoRandom aside, this totally reminds me of the John Dutton/Rip partnership in the show Yellowstone.
- bluedevil2k 5y agoAnd when Augustus's daughter cheated on Agrippa, he sided with Agrippa and banished his own daughter to a tiny island where she couldn't meet with any men without Augustus's prior approval (spoiler alert - he approved no one). Augustus's will even stipulated that his daughter couldn't be put in his tomb upon her death.
- ARandomerDude 5y agoSeems like an appropriate punishment for adultery, to be honest.
- jallen_dot_dev 5y ago"fratres ante meretrices"
- east2west 5y agoAugustus' daughter Julia was married to Agrippa and despite their age difference the marriage was a happy one, as far as history remembers. Agrippa was a man of wide ranging culture and abilities and Julia was a vivacious leader of the cultured noble Romans. She also understood that messing with royal progeny is treason in monarchy, so when she was asked why her two sons both looked like Agrippa when she was widely suspected of adultery, she answered that she never took on passengers unless her cart was full. Julia was banished later when she was married to Tiberius, the second emperor, by Augustus because Julia abandoned all pretense and Tiberius was a hard soldier and able administrator but lacked the refined tact and cultured grace of Agrippa. Tiberius' familial tragedy contributed to his isolation and insane persecution in the last years of his reign.
- slibhb 5y ago> Tiberius' familial tragedy contributed to his isolation and insane persecution in the last years of his reign. Specifically Augustus forced Tiberius to divorce his wife, whom he loved, and commanded him to marry Julia. Suetonius hints that this led to Tiberius' descent into depravity.