@tom.fitzgerald13: Who was the man behind Augustus’ success? Augustus gets remembered as the man who ended the Roman Republic and built the Empire. But Agrippa was the one who won the wars, built the fleets, outmanoeuvred Antony at Actium, and quite literally helped rebuild Rome with aqueducts, baths, roads, and public buildings paid for out of his own pocket. He never tried to take power for himself, even when he probably could have. He was loyal, competent, and deadly effective. Rome wasn’t just built by emperors alone. It was built by men like Agrippa, who did the work and let others wear the crown. Further reading: Adrian Goldsworthy, Augustus: First Emperor of Rome Ronald Syme, The Roman Revolution

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