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Agrippina the Elder is known to have traveled with Germanicus throughout his career, taking her children wherever they went. In AD 14, Germanicus was deployed in Gaul as a governor and general, and, while there, the late Augustus sent her son Gaius to stay with her. Agrippina liked to dress him in a little soldiers' outfit for which Gaius ...
Vipsania Agrippina (born c. 14 bc —died Oct. 18, ad 33, the island of Pandateria [modern Ventotene Island, Italy], in the Tyrrhenian Sea) was the daughter of Marcus Agrippa and Julia (who was the daughter of the emperor Augustus), and a major figure in the succession struggles in the latter part of the reign of Tiberius (ruled ad 14–37).
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Sep 20, 2022 · Marriage and Children. Germanicus (15 BC – 19 AD) – Agrippina the Elder’s husband. Augustus’ intended heirs, Gaius and Lucius, died within two years of each other, in 4 AD and 2 AD, respectively. The Emperor was left without heirs again. Augustus’ third wife Livia, who wielded a tremendous amount of influence, was able to convince ...
The couple had nine children together: 1) Nero Julius Caesar. 2) Gaius the Younger (better known as Caligula) 3) Drusus Julius Caesar. 4) Tiberius Julius Caesar. 5) Ignotus. 6) Gaius the Elder. 7) Agrippina the Younger. 8) Julia Drusilla. 9) Julia Livilla. Her husband traveled a lot during his military career, and Agrippina often accompanied him.
Mar 18, 2021 · Roman Empress Agrippina was a master strategist. She paid the price for it. ... and Agrippina the Elder, Augustus’ favorite granddaughter. ... accompanied by her children and a huge crowd of ...
Agrippina the Elder (c. 14 bce–33 ce) Popular Roman whose independence and ambition for her children annoyed Tiberius and led to her exile and subsequent suicide by starvation. Name variations: Agrippina I; Agrippina Major; Vipsania Agrippina. Born around 14 bce; died in exile in 33 ce in Pandateria; daughter of Julia (39 bce–14 ce) and ...
(Vipsania) Agrippina the Elder was a prominent member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. She was the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Augustus' daughter, Julia the Elder. Her brothers Lucius and Gaius Caesar were the adoptive sons of Augustus, and were his heirs until their deaths in AD 2 and 4, respectively. Following their deaths, her second cousin Germanicus was made the adoptive son of ...
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