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Jun 7, 2024 · Julia Agrippina was the mother of the Roman emperor Nero and a powerful influence on him during the early years of his reign (54–68). Agrippina was the daughter of Germanicus Caesar and Vipsania Agrippina, sister of the emperor Gaius, or Caligula (reigned 37–41), and wife of the emperor Claudius.
2 days ago · Caligula had two older brothers, Nero and Drusus, and three younger sisters, Agrippina the Younger, Julia Drusilla and Julia Livilla. At the age of two or three, he accompanied his father, Germanicus, on campaigns in the north of Germania.
4 days ago · Portrait of Antonia the Younger. The matron depicted here, initially identified as Agrippina the Elder, niece of Augustus and wife of Germanicus, has more recently been identified, based on certain physiognomic features as Antonia the Younger, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia, Augustus' sister.
Jun 24, 2024 · Representing Agrippina by Judith Ginsburg; Erich S. Gruen (Editor) Agrippina the Younger, wife of the emperor Claudius and mother of his successor Nero, wielded power and authority at the center of the Roman empire in ways unmatched by almost any other woman in Roman history.
4 days ago · In Sejanus's purge of Agrippina the Elder and her family, Caligula, Agrippina the Younger, Julia Drusilla, and Julia Livilla were the only survivors. [77] Ruins from the Villa Jovis on the island of Capri , where Tiberius spent much of his final years, leaving control of the empire in the hands of the prefect Lucius Aelius Sejanus .
3 days ago · Agrippina murdered her political rivals: Domitia Lepida the Younger, the aunt that Nero had lived with during Agrippina's exile; Marcus Junius Silanus, a great-grandson of Augustus; and Narcissus. One of the earliest coins that Nero issued during his reign shows Agrippina on the coin's obverse side; usually, this would be reserved ...
6 days ago · Agrippina the Younger and Her Influence on Nero (Video) Agrippina the Younger wielded significant influence over her son Nero's rise to power. Initially content with a life of artistry, Nero's path shifted under his mother's ambition.
