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Agrippa (Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa) - 64-12BC. Most famous for the Battle of Actium (western coast of Greece) 31 BC, where Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated in a naval battle. 24 BC - 7th Anniversary of The Battle of Actium. The actor looks much older then 40. Friend, general, and son-in-law to Caesar. He was married twice. He had a daughter, Vipsania, with his first wife. His second wife was Julia. A rivalry between Marcellus and Agrippa did exsist. In the movie he leaves to the island of Lesbos. When Augustus asks him to come back he will only come if he gets to marry Julia. He was also the Governor of Gaul and had several building programs for Rome, including the Pantheon. He was poisoned by Livia in the movie but his death was not suspicioned in history because he was old.
Augustus (Julius Caesar Octavius Augustus) - 63BC-14AD, played by Brian Blessed. He was the great nephew of Julius Caesar who adopted him to be his son. He had a daughter, Julia with Scribonia, his first wife. His second wife was Livia, which he had no children with. His reign lasted from 27BC-14AD. There was 100 years of civil war before his rule. Augustus ushered in 40 ye
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Marcellus (Marcus Claudius Marcellus) - 42-32BC, he was a high magistrate in Rome. There was an underwater cave (The Blue Grato) There was rumor that Caligula killed him.
Germanicus (Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus Julius Caesar) - 15BC-19AD, Eldest son of Drusus and Antonia. He wrote a book, Consulatio Ad Liviam
Fabius Maximus - witness of Caesar's will.
Drusus (Nero Claudius Drusus) - 39BC-9BC, Livia did not kill him, he probably died of Gangrene. Tiberius was forced to divorce Vispania and marry Julia. Claudius' first marriage was in 6AD. He was married to Agrippina and had nine children (important ones: Caligula, Agripinilla, Drusilla.
Camilla Pulcher - Chief Vestal Virgin. A brilliant general and, adored by the public. ars of peace, Pax Augustus, the first part of the Pax Romana.
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