Agrippina the Younger
Reece Period attributed: Period 2
Member of the Julio-Claudians dynasty.
Coins for this issuer were issued from 15 until 59.
Agrippina the Younger (sometimes called Agrippanilla) was born in AD 15 to Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder. At age 13 she married Gn. Domitius Ahenobarbus; she bore him one child, the future emperor Nero (named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus).
During the reign of her brother Gaius, Agrippina first enjoyed the special honors he bestowed upon his three sisters. However, after the death of their pregnant sister Drusilla, Gaius treated the two remaining sisters very poorly - some sources report that he forced them to dive for sponges.
The emperor Claudius married Agrippina, his niece, after the death of his third wife (Messalina). She set about angling for her son to become Claudius' heir, although he already had a natural son named Britannicus. Nero was three years older than Britannicus, and achieved far greater honours. Once she guaranteed this succession, it is reported that Agrippina poisoned Claudius in a dish of fancy mushrooms.
Agrippina sought even greater power through Nero. At first, he treated her well and allowed her contributions to rule; in AD55, however, he dismissed her guards and told her to leave the palace. She survived a number of assassination attempts, including a boat that purposely collapsed with her in it. She swam to shore; soldiers followed her to her home and killed her there.
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Title: Predecessor: Successor: Definition: 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. Agrippina was one of the most prominent women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. She was the daughter of the Roman general Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, granddaughter of Augustus (the first Roman emperor). Her father, Germanicus, was the nephew and heir apparent of the second emperor, Tiberius. Agrippina's brother Caligula became emperor in 37 AD. After Caligula was assassinated in 41 AD, Germanicus' brother Claudius took the throne. Agrippina married Claudius in 49 AD. Agrippina functioned as a behind-the-scenes advisor in the affairs of the Roman state via powerful political ties. She maneuvered her son Nero into the line of succession. Claudius became aware of her plotting, but died in 54; it was rumoured that Agrippina poisoned him. Agrippina exerted a commanding influence in the early years of Emperor Nero's reign, but in 59 she was killed. Both ancient and modern sources describe Agrippina's personality as ruthless, ambitious, violent and domineering. Physically she was a beautiful and reputable woman; according to Pliny the Elder, she had a double canine in her upper right jaw, a sign of good fortune.Parents: Birth place: Oppidum UbiorumDeath place: Misenum, Roman ItalySpouse: Other title(s): Came After: Came before: Subjects on wikipedia: