Editing Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:La Maison carrée.JPG|thumb|The [[Maison Carrée]] at [[Nîmes]], modern France, built in 19 BC; Agrippa was its patron.|left]]

Agrippa was not only Augustus' most skilled subordinate commander but also his closest companion, serving him faithfully for over three decades. Historian [[Glen Bowersock]] says of Agrippa:

<blockquote>Agrippa deserved the honours Augustus heaped upon him. It is conceivable that without Agrippa, Octavian would never have become emperor. Rome would remember Agrippa for his generosity in attending to aqueducts, sewers, and baths.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcus-Vipsanius-Agrippa|title=Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa &#124; Roman leader &#124; Britannica|website=www.britannica.com|date=14 July 2023 }}</ref></blockquote>

Agrippa was also a writer, especially on the subject of [[geography]].<ref name="Britannica1911"/> Under his supervision, Julius Caesar's dream of having a complete [[surveying|survey]] of the Empire made was carried out. Agrippa constructed a circular chart, which was later engraved on marble by Augustus, and afterwards placed in the colonnade built by his sister Polla.<ref name="Britannica1911"/> Amongst his writings, an autobiography, now lost, is referenced.<ref name="Britannica1911"/>

Agrippa established a standard for the [[Ancient Roman units of measurement|Roman foot]] in 29&nbsp;BC,{{sfnp|Soren|1999|p=184}} and thus a definition of a pace as 5&nbsp;feet. An imperial [[Mile#Roman mile|Roman mile]] denotes 5,000&nbsp;[[Roman feet]]. The term [[Via Agrippa]] is used for any part of the network of roadways in [[Gaul]] built by Agrippa. Some of these still exist as paths or even as highways.

The Roman tribe Agrippia was named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Patronage and Power: A Study of Social Networks in Corinth |last=Chow |first=John K. |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=1992 |isbn=9780567111869 |pages=44 |series=The Library of New Testament Studies |volume=75}}</ref>

===In popular culture===
[[File:Lawrence Alma-Tadema - An Audience at Agrippa's.jpg|thumb|An Audience at Agrippa's, by [[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]]]]

====Drama====

* Agrippa is a character in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''.
* A fictional version of Agrippa in his later life played a prominent role in the 1976 [[BBC Television]] series ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]''. Agrippa was portrayed as a much older man though he would have been only 39 years old at the time of the first episode (24/23 BC). He was played by [[John Paul (actor)|John Paul]].
* Agrippa is the main character in [[Paul Naschy]]'s 1980 film ''[[Los cántabros]]'', played by Naschy himself. It is a highly fictionalized version of the [[Cantabrian Wars]] in which Agrippa is depicted as the lover of the sister of Cantabrian leader [[Corocotta]].
* Agrippa appears in several film versions of the life of Cleopatra. He is normally portrayed as an old man, rather than a young one. Among the actors to portray him are [[Philip Locke]], [[Alan Rowe (actor)|Alan Rowe]], and [[Andrew Keir]], as well as [[Francis de Wolff]] in the 1964 film ''[[Carry on Cleo]]''.
* Agrippa is also one of the principal characters in the British/Italian joint project ''[[Imperium: Augustus]]'' (2003) featuring [[Flashback (narrative)|flashbacks]] between Augustus and Julia about Agrippa, which shows him in his youth on serving in Caesar's army up until his victory at Actium and the defeat of Cleopatra. He is portrayed by [[Ken Duken]]. 
* In the 2005 series ''[[Empire (2005 TV series)|Empire]]'' the young Agrippa (played by [[Christopher Egan]]) becomes Octavian's sidekick after saving him from an attempted poisoning.
* [[Marcus Agrippa (Rome character)|Marcus Agrippa]], a highly fictional character based on Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa's early life, is part of the [[BBC]]-[[HBO]]-[[RAI]] television series ''[[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]''. He is played by [[Allen Leech]]. He describes himself as the grandson of a slave. The series creates a romantic relationship between Agrippa and Octavian's sister [[Octavia Minor]], for which there is no historical evidence.
* In the TV series ''[[Domina (TV Series)|Domina]]'' (2021), Agrippa was played by Oliver Huntingdon and [[Ben Batt]].

====Literature====

* Agrippa is mentioned by name in book VIII of [[Virgil]]'s ''[[Aeneid|The Aeneid]]'', where [[Aeneas]] sees an image of Agrippa leading ships in the [[Battle of Actium]] on the shield forged for him by [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]] and given to him by his mother, [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]].<ref>Virgil, ''The Aeneid'', trans. Robert Fitzgerald, Vintage Classics, p. 252.</ref>

* Agrippa is a main character in the early part of [[Robert Graves|Robert Graves']] novel ''[[Claudius (novel)|I, Claudius]]''.
*He is a main character in the later two novels of [[Colleen McCullough]]'s ''[[Masters of Rome]]'' series.
*He is a featured character of prominence and importance in the historical fiction novel ''Cleopatra's Daughter'' by [[Michelle Moran]].
*He also features prominently in [[John Edward Williams]]' historical novel ''[[Augustus (Williams novel)|Augustus]]''.
*In the backstory of ''[[Gunpowder Empire]]'', the first volume in [[Harry Turtledove]]'s [[Crosstime Traffic]] [[alternate history]] series, Agrippa lived until AD 26, conquering all of [[Germania]] for the Empire and becoming the second Emperor when Augustus died in AD 14.