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His military right hand man was [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]], and his connection with the important class of the ''Equites'' or 'Equestrian class' was [[Maecenas|Gaius Cilnius Maecenas]]. Augustus's evident intention was to have Agrippa succeed him; he arranged for Agrippa to divorce his wife and marry Julia, Augustus's daughter by his first marriage. When Agrippa died unexpectedly in 12 B.C. Augustus's plans were upset. Until their deaths, Agrippa's minor sons who were also Augustus's grandsons, Gaius and Lucius, remained his heirs. His succession by his stepson and adopted heir [[Tiberius]] created the so-called [[Julio-Claudian]] dynasty from their two ''nomina'' or family names.<p>