Marcus Agrippa Postumus, later named Agrippa Julius Caesar, was a grandson of Roman Emperor Augustus. He was the youngest child of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder. Augustus initially considered Postumus as a potential successor and formally adopted him as his heir, before banishing Postumus from Rome in AD 6 on account of his ferocia. In effect, though not in law, the action cancelled his adoption and virtually assured Tiberius' emplacement as Augustus' sole heir. Postumus was ultimately executed by his own guards shortly after Augustus' death in AD 14.
Portrait of Agrippa Postumus (Musée Saint-Raymond)
A bust of Postumus' father Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Augustus Bevilacqua, a bust of Emperor Augustus wearing the civic crown
A bust of Tiberius conserved in Paris at the Louvre
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa 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 Battle of Actium in 31 BC against the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. He was also responsible for the construction of some of the most notable buildings of his era, including the original Pantheon.
Bust of Agrippa in the Louvre, Paris, ca. 25–24 BC.
Bust of Agrippa, Pushkin Museum
The theatre at Merida, Spain; it was promoted by Agrippa, built between 16 and 15 BC.
The Maison Carrée at Nîmes, modern France, built in 19 BC; Agrippa was its patron.
