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  1. Julia Agrippina (6 November AD 15 – 23 March AD 59), also referred to as Agrippina the Younger, was Roman empress from 49 to 54 AD, the fourth wife and niece of Emperor Claudius, and the mother of Nero . Agrippina was one of the most prominent women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

  2. Apr 1, 2021 · Julia Agrippina or Agrippina the Younger (6 November 15 - 19/23 March 59 CE) was a prominent woman during the early Roman Empire, niece to Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE) and Claudius (41-54 CE), whom she married, sister of Caligula (r. 37-41 CE) and mother of Nero (54-68 CE). She attempted to manipulate her young, inexperienced son; however, Nero soon ...

  3. Nov 15, 2016 · written by Emma Southon. Agrippina the Younger was the first empress of the Roman Empire, but almost no modern sources remember her as such. In fact, she is not often remembered at all. Unlike her predecessor, Augustus’s wife Livia, she has slipped out of history.

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  5. Born on November 6, 15 AD, Agrippina the Younger was the daughter of Germanicus, a celebrated Roman general, and Agrippina the Elder, a formidable woman in her own right. Her lineage was deeply rooted in Roman nobility, as she was the great-granddaughter of Emperor Augustus, the founder of the Roman Principate.

  6. Roman. Agrippina the Younger: the first true empress of Ancient Rome. Through she is often defined by her male relatives, Agrippina the Younger – matriarch, wife and murderer – made her name in her own right. Emma Southon charts her rise to power for BBC History Revealed.

  7. Photograph by Carlos Delgado (CC-BY-SA 3.0 DEED). Wife of one emperor, sister of another, mother of a third and – if rumours are true – the incestuous lover of the latter two, Julia Agrippina the Younger dominated Roman imperial politics in a way that no woman before her had ever attempted.

  8. Oct 19, 2021 · Agrippina the Younger was ambitious, ruthless, and intelligent. The first true empress of Rome, her life ended in a tragic downfall. Oct 19, 2021 • By Vedran Bileta, MA in Late Antique, Byzantine, and Early Modern History, BA in History. The Gemma Claudia, depicting emperor Claudius and his fourth wife, Agrippina the Younger, 49 CE ...

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