In analysing the significance in the roles of Agrippa & Maecenas to
the successful political aspirations of Augustus Caesar close
consideration and analysis must be made towards their contributing roles
they played in creating the power force that he became. Augustus had
not aspired into politics through military conquest nor was he an
intrepid writer rather assuming himself into politics after his adoption
by Julius, yet he still ended up to be arguably one of the most
successful leaders of Rome.
His great success in achieving this could be seen accordingly due to
assistance of those around him who excelled in regions he was not as
competent in. Agrippa provided the backbone of uncontested military
success & stability under Augustus as his right hand man, with an
unrequited dedication of victories and infrastructure to the people of
Rome & Augustus, nobly not taking the credit for himself. On the
other hand, Maecenas took the role of making Augustus the sole figure as
a leader to Rome with his inhibited propaganda as patron for some of
the prominent writers of the time based on creating a perception of
Augustus as a way ‘for the people’, rather than self ambition.
The importance of Agrippa rose indistinguishably as being responsible for most of Octavian’s military triumphs. His role emerged during the ‘Sicilian conflict’ against Sextus Lepidus in 36 BC where after Octavian’s naval failure Agrippa engaged and destroyed the rebels fleet where Suetonius notes he “forced the enemy ships to sheer off “.
Octavian’s opposition however, was marked most strongly by Mark Antony where coincidently it was again Agrippa whose military experience and instinct towered above Augustus, whom blockaded the ships of Antony and Cleopatra with a fleet under Octavian’s title.
The importance of Agrippa rose indistinguishably as being responsible for most of Octavian’s military triumphs. His role emerged during the ‘Sicilian conflict’ against Sextus Lepidus in 36 BC where after Octavian’s naval failure Agrippa engaged and destroyed the rebels fleet where Suetonius notes he “forced the enemy ships to sheer off “.
Octavian’s opposition however, was marked most strongly by Mark Antony where coincidently it was again Agrippa whose military experience and instinct towered above Augustus, whom blockaded the ships of Antony and Cleopatra with a fleet under Octavian’s title.
After the inauguration of Augustus of the first settlement, Agrippa’s
militaristic conquests became prevalent as a campaign commander under
the Augustan Imperial policy. Initially he assigned to the...
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