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Key information: Birthdate: November 6, 15 CE. Birthplace: Oppidum Ubiorum (modern-day Cologne, Germany) (Tacitus, Annals, 5.1) Reign: Agrippina became empress in 49 CE after she married her uncle, emperor Claudius. Following his death in 54 CE, Agrippina’s son Nero inherited the throne. (Tacitus, Annals, 12.1-7 & 12.66–68)
Oct 19, 2019 · Agrippina the Younger – mother of Nero. Agrippina the Younger, also known as Julia Agrippina, was the daughter of Germanicus – an excellent Roman commander and Agrippina the Elder – an energetic and brave woman. Agrippina the Younger was born in about 16 CE in the city of Oppidum Ubiorum (current Cologne).
Mar 18, 2021 · Famous family. Around A.D. 15, Agrippina was born in a military camp on the banks of the Rhine to an influential Roman power: Germanicus, nephew and adopted son of the emperor Tiberius and a ...
chapter: Agrippina in stubborn rage, with the grasp of disease yet on her, when the emperor came to see her, wept long and silently, and then began to mingle reproach and supplication. She begged him "to relieve her loneliness and provide her with a husband; her youth still fitted her for marrige, which was a virtuous woman's only solace, and ...
Sep 27, 2019 · When Agrippina was just 13 years old, her uncle Tiberius married her off to Gnaeus Domitius, a man with very powerful connections and even deeper coffers. Unfortunately, might and money were about all Domitius had to recommend him. To many who knew him, the child bride’s new husband was “despicable and dishonest.”.
Oct 31, 2019 · Although unable to vote or participate in the government, many women proved to be highly influential such as Livia, Agrippina the Younger, and her mother Agrippina the Elder. City Life With the responsibility of ruling in the hands of the emperor, the average Roman did not care about the day-to-day running of the government.
Sep 5, 2017 · This lasted until her death in which she was brutally murdered by her own son. Agrippina the Younger was the great-granddaughter of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. Her parents were the famous general, Germanicus, and the scandalous Agrippina the Elder. Her brother was Emperor Caligula, and her sisters were Drusilla and Livilla.
