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Agrippa

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(1st/2nd c. ad) Shadowy Roman sceptic. His legacy is the five ‘tropes’, partly a variation on the ten tropes of Aenesidemus, but adding a stress on the implicit infinite regress ...

Agrippa

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Anne Button

The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)

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2015

... , friend to Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra , suggests Antony should marry Octavia and hears Enobarbus’ description of Cleopatra, 2.2. Anne...

Agrippa

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A Dictionary of the Bible (2 ed.)

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2010
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Religion
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209 words

... 1. Herod Agrippa I , grandson of Herod the Great; the name ‘Agrippa’ was assumed on account of a friendship with Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa , son-in-law of the emperor * Augustus . In 37 ce he was given the former tetrarchies of * Philip and * Antipas , by the emperor Caligula, and in 41 ce the next emperor, * Claudius , added * Judaea and * Samaria , with the title ‘king…’. He died in agony at * Caesarea in 44 ce . During his short reign ( 41–44 ce ) he was able to impose the death penalty; James, the son of Zebedee, was executed (Acts...

Agrippa

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A Dictionary of Philosophy (3 ed.)

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2016
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Philosophy
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76 words

... ( 1st / 2nd c. ad ) Shadowy Roman sceptic . His legacy is the five ‘tropes’, partly a variation on the ten tropes of Aenesidemus , but adding a stress on the implicit infinite regress in every proof, arising because the premises have to be proved in turn, and further insisting that all attempts to halt the regress will involve either blatant circularity, or arbitrary dogmatism. The uncomfortable three options are known as Agrippa’s...

Agrippa

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Gisela Striker

The Oxford Classical Dictionary (4 ed.)

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2012
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Classical studies, History
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53 words

... , Pyrrhonist Sceptic ; dates unknown, but later than Aenesidemus . Diogenes Laertius (9. 88) ascribes to him a set of five modes (τρόποι) of argument introduced to supplement or replace the older Modes of Aenesidemus, and frequently used by Sextus Empiricus . J. Barnes , The Toils of Scepticism (1990). Gisela...

Agrippa

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome

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2010
Subject:
Classical studies, History
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857 words

...Lucius Caesar, at one time designated as Augustus’ heirs, and Agrippa Postumus) died young. To judge from public inscriptions, where he appears as Marcus Agrippa and avoids the family name, Agrippa did not care to advertise his belonging to the previously undistinguished gens Vipsania . As a “novus homo” he was not much appreciated by the traditional aristocracy, but Augustus had him buried in his mausoleum. [ See also Julia the Elder and Pantheon .] Bibliography Il bimillenario di Agrippa . Genova: Università di Genova, Facoltà di lettere, Dipartimento...

Agrippa

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Geoffrey Walter Richardson, Theodore John Cadoux, and Barbara M. Levick

The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization (2 ed.)

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2014
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Classical studies, History
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1,017 words

... ( Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ) , the lifelong friend and supporter of Augustus , was born in 64 , 63 , or even 62 bc of obscure but probably well-to-do family (he neglected his undistinguished family name). He accompanied Octavius (the future Octavian and Augustus) to Rome from Apollonia after Caesar ’s murder, helped him to raise a private army, prosecuted Cassius in the court set up by Quintus Pedius in 43, and was prominent in the war against Lucius Antonius (Pietas) . After being tribune of the plebs in 43 or a little later, and so...

Menenius Agrippa

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Anne Button

The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2015

...Agrippa , Coriolanus’ friend, vainly attempts to dissuade him from attacking Rome, Coriolanus 5.2. Anne...

Iūlius Agrippa

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

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Current Version:
2007
Subject:
Classical studies, History
Length:
223 words

...Peraea, until then under Herod (2) Antipas , were added. Agrippa's appearance, when he passed through Alexandria , provoked anti‐Jewish riots. Shortly before Gaius' assassination, he dissuaded the emperor from desecrating the Temple. In 41 Claudius , in whose accession Agrippa had been involved, added Judaea and Samaria, to complete his kingdom. But the emperor was later displeased by Agrippa's extension of the city wall in north Jerusalem and by his inviting client kings to Tiberias. Agrippa's dramatic death in the Caesarea amphitheatre is...

Iūlius Agrippa

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

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Current Version:
2007
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Classical studies, History
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179 words

...Agrippa 2 II, Marcus (b. ad 27/8 ), did not succeed his father Agrippa I in 44 , but lived in Rome. There he supported the Jews before Claudius against the Samaritans and the procurator. In 53 Agrippa was appointed king of the area in the Lebanon and anti‐Lebanon region once ruled by his father. Nero added parts of Galilee and of Peraea. Agrippa's coins carry the imperial portrait. He lavished attention on the Temple and had his Jerusalem palace close by. But in 66 he and his sister Berenice were expelled from the city by the Jewish...

AGRIPPA I

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2011
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Religion
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185 words

... I (c.11 bce –44 ce ), king of Judea, 41–c.44. The grandson of Herod the Great, Agrippa was probably born in Judea but was raised and educated in Rome, in circles closely connected with the imperial court. In 37 his friend the emperor Caligula (37–41) appointed him king of the former Herodian territories in the Golan and in southern Syria. In 39 the Galilee and Transjordan areas and in 41 the whole of Judea were added to his kingdom. Agrippa is noted both for his involvement in the imperial court on behalf of his fellow Jews and for his persecution of...

Hull, Agrippa

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

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2002

...Agrippa ( 1759–1848 ) African- American Revolutionary War soldier , born in Northhampton, Massachusetts . Hull served as personal orderly to Gen. John Paterson and later to Gen. Tadeusz Kosciuszko . As such he performed a variety of personal and military duties, including serving as a surgeon's assistant, and witnessed some of the most important fighting of the Revolution. He was with Kosciuszko during battles from Saratoga ( 1777 ) through the campaign in the South, and on until the end of the war ( 1783 ). Hull's discharge was personally signed...

Hull, Agrippa

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Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619–1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass

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2009
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History, Regional and National History
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718 words
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...Agrippa ( b. 1759 ; d. 1848 ), free black soldier who served with distinction during the American Revolution under both General John Paterson and General Tadeusz Ko'sciuszko, a Polish officer who fought for the American cause. Hull was born free in Northampton, Massachusetts . In later years, according to Thomas Egleston, General Paterson's biographer, Hull would say that he was the son of an African prince. He was taken to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, when he was six years old by a black man named Joab. On 1 May 1777 , when he was eighteen, he enlisted...

Agrippa I–II

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
Classical studies, History
Length:
8 words

... I–II , Herodian kings. See Iulius Agrippa (1–2)...

Herod Agrippa II

Herod Agrippa II (27–93)   Quick reference

World Encyclopedia

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Current Version:
2004
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Encyclopedias
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39 words

...Agrippa II ( 27–93 ) King of Chalcis ( 50–93 ) and of Judaea ( 53–70 ). Son of Herod Agrippa I and last of the Herodian dynasty, he tried to prevent the Jewish revolt ( 66 ) and afterwards sided with...

Herod Agrippa II

Herod Agrippa II (27–c.93)   Quick reference

Matthew Kilburn

Dictionary Plus History

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Current Version:
2016
Subject:
History
Length:
90 words

...Herod Agrippa II ( Marcus Julius Agrippa ) ( ad 27– c. 93 ) King of Chalcis ( ad 50–3 ) and in Galilee ( 53–70 ). Son of Herod Agrippa I, he defended Jewish interests in Rome before being set up as king of Chalcis (now in modern Lebanon) and superintendent of the Temple in Jerusalem, later exchanging Chalcis for part of Galilee. He was expelled from his palace in Jerusalem in 66 after defending the rule of the Roman procurator in Judaea and supported Rome throughout the Jewish Revolt. Matthew...

Iūlius Caesar, Agrippa

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The Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World

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2007
Subject:
Classical studies, History
Length:
164 words

...Caesar, Agrippa ( Marcus Vipsānius Agrippa Postumus ), youngest son of Vipsanius Agrippa and Iulia (2) , b. in 12 bc after his father's death, was adopted by Augustus with Tiberius in ad 4 , becoming Agrippa Iulius Caesar . He had a fine physique, but, perhaps because he fell foul of Augustus, reports of his personality were unfavourable: ferōcia (‘bloody‐mindedness’) is alleged. In ad 6 Augustus removed him from the Julian family, took over his property, and relegated him to Surrentum; in 7 the senate exiled him to Planasia. See ...

Agrippa of Nettesheim

Agrippa of Nettesheim (1486–1535)   Quick reference

A Dictionary of Philosophy (3 ed.)

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2016
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Philosophy
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36 words

... of Nettesheim ( Henricus Cornelius ) ( 1486–1535 ) Occultist , humanist , and heterodox writer who contributed to revival of scepticism, criticized the subjection of women and witch-crazes; and contributed to the legend of Dr Faustus...

Nettelsheim, Agrippa von

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A Dictionary of Opera Characters (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2008
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Music, Opera, Performing arts
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39 words

...Agrippa von ( Prokofiev : The Fiery Angel ). Ten. A philosopher who is asked for help by Ruprecht and Renata in their search for her angel. Created ( 1954 ) by Jean Giraudeau ; ( 1955 ) not...

Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius

Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius (b.63 bc)   Quick reference

World Encyclopedia

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2004
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37 words

..., Marcus Vipsanius ( b.63 bc ) Roman general , adviser to Octavian (later Augustus ). He helped Octavian to power by winning naval battles against Sextus Pompeius ( 36 bc ) and Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium ( 31 bc...

Herod Agrippa I

Herod Agrippa I (ad 10–44)   Quick reference

World Encyclopedia

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Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
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39 words

...Agrippa I ( ad 10–44 ) King of Judaea ( 41–44 ), grandson of Herod the Great . He attracted the favour of Caligula , who confirmed him as ruler of most of Palestine. He imprisoned St Peter and executed St James...

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