Marcus Agrippa: The Emperor's Right Hand | A Tale from Ancient Rome

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and the Rise of Augustus As the Roman Republic slid into civil war and re-emerged as an empire in the late first century BC, Marcus Agrippa was a key figure in this radical transformation. The best friend and right-hand man of Augustus, first Roman emperor, he was both a witness to and active participant in the climactic battles and sweeping reforms that birthed the Pax Romana. A story from Roman history (63 - 12 BC), featuring: Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Gaius Octavius / Octavian / the emperor Augustus, Julius Caesar, Sextus Pompey, Mark Antony, Cleopatra - - PLAYLISTS All Wine-Dark Sea stories in chronological order:    • Tales of the Wine-Dark Sea | All stories i...   Tales from Ancient Greece:    • Tales from Ancient Greece | Greek History   Tales from Ancient Rome:    • Tales from Ancient Rome | Roman History   Tales from the Mediterranean World:    • Tales from the Mediterranean World   Tales from Greek and Roman Mythology:    • Tales from Greek and Roman Mythology   Behind the Story | Bonus videos with historical background and story commentary:    • Behind the Story: Bonus Historical Comment...   - - CREDITS Video footage from Assassin's Creed Origins (Ubisoft, 2017) Music by Scott Buckley (www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/) Thumbnail Images: Bust of Agrippa (c. 25 BC) Augustus of Prima Porta (1st century AD) Panel from Trajan's Column featuring Roman soldiers (113 AD) Logo Materials: Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BC, Delphi Archeological Museum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...) Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (https://www.videvo.net/video/greece-s...) Font: Monograms Toolbox (Manfred Klein; https://www.dafont.com/monograms-tool...) #winedarkseastories #RomanHistory #RomanEmpire