Agrippa Postumus (12 BCE – 14 CE) was born as Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Postumus and was the son of Marcus Agrippa – the famous general of Augustus – and Julia, the daughter of the emperor.
He owed his nickname Postumus, which means “posthumus“, he owed the fact that he was born after his father’s death (12 BCE).
After the death of older brothers Lucius and Gaius Caesar, he was also adopted by emperor Augustus and was taken – together with Tiberius – into account when casting the throne after the death of the ruler.
According to Suetonius, he was not supposed to give the best impression and was considered rather insane. Over time, his competition for power with Tiberius led to his imprisonment in 6 or 7 CE on the island of Planazja, to be killed after August’s death.
An interesting fact is that after his death a usurper appeared, a slave named Clemens, who claimed to be the wonderfully surviving Agrippa Postumus in 16 CE. He raised a rebellion against Tiberius.
