Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa entered the world in 63 BC, which is the same year Octavian was born. His family originated in the Italian countryside and held plebeian status while being massively wealthy compared to average Roman families.
In 36 BC, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa won decisive victories at Mylae and Naulochus destroying all but seventeen of Sextus' ships. He received the unprecedented corona navalis decorated with ship beaks which Dio called a decoration given to nobody before or since.
By autumn 34 BC, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa returned to Rome to begin a campaign of public repairs including renovation of the Aqua Marcia aqueduct. He became the first Curator Aquarum of Rome in 33 BC while streets were repaired sewers cleaned out and lavish public spectacles held.
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa died at Campania in 12 BC aged 50, 51 according to Pliny stating he died in his fifty-first year. Dio places Agrippa's death in late March 12 BC while calendar from Cyprus or Syria includes month named after him beginning November 1 possibly reflecting birth month.
His final marriage occurred in 21 BC to Julia the Elder daughter of Augustus producing three sons and two daughters including Gaius Caesar adopted heir dying prematurely Lucius Caesar also adopted heir dying prematurely Julia the Younger married Lucius Aemilius Paullus consul in 1 BC Vipsania Agrippina Maior married Germanicus Julius Caesar mother of emperor Caligula grandmother of Nero.