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During the feud, her husband died of illness on 10 October AD 19. Germanicus was cremated in Antioch, and she transported his ashes to Rome where they were interred at the Mausoleum of Augustus. Agrippina was vocal in claims of her husband being murdered in order to promote Tiberius' son, Drusus Julius Caesar ("Drusus the Younger"), as heir.
Agrippina herself died in exile before she saw the ultimate accession of her youngest son, Caligula. Agrippina the Elder was the daughter of Julia (daughter of Caesar Augustus) and Marcus Agrippa (Augustus' closest political associate and one of his best friends).
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Apr 1, 2021 · Agrippina the Elder and her two oldest male children were also exiled and imprisoned; they were all dead by 33 CE. Meanwhile, the young Agrippina, a girl who was no threat to the emperor, was allowed to marry Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus in Rome in 28 CE.
Sep 20, 2022 · How did Agrippina the Elder die? Agrippina, a once beloved granddaughter of Augustus, was so mistreated that she lost an eye due to a severe beating from one of her guards. She remained in exile until 33AD when she died from starvation, most likely imposed upon her by the guards. There were rumors that her death was made to look like a suicide.
Mar 18, 2021 · Agrippina the Elder would pay dearly for taking on Tiberius. A few years later, the emperor had her two eldest sons murdered and banished her to one of the Pontine Islands where she died.
She was arrested in 29 on the instruction of Tiberius and banished by the senate to the island Pandateria, where she starved to death in 33. She was survived by one son, the future emperor Gaius (1), and three daughters, Agrippina the Younger (see next entry), Julia Drusilla, and Julia.John Percy Vyvian Dacre Balsdon; Antony J. S. Spawforth
Agrippina died looking her killers in the eye and holding her ground. Called a traitor, she was denied a state funeral and buried in an unmarked grave. She was 43. Nero lost his popularity, and his reign never recovered. Agrippina was a cold-blooded murderer, and an excellent ruler.
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