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Agrippina the Elder
Mother of Caligula, Julio-Claudian dynasty
Not to be confused with her half-sister Vipsania Agrippina.
(Vipsania) Agrippina the Elder[1] (also, in Latin, Agrippina Germanici,[1] "Germanicus's Agrippina"; c.&#;14 BC – AD 33) was a prominent member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. She was the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (a close supporter of the first Roman emperor, Augustus) 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 Tiberius, Augustus' stepson, as part of the succession scheme in the adoptions of AD 4 (in which Tiberius was adopted by Augustus). As a result of the adoption, Agrippina was wed to Germanicus in order to bring him closer to the Julian family.
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 earned the n
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Nero to zero: The rise and fall of a brutal Roman emperor
7. Nero ordered his first wife’s death and murdered his second wife
When Nero tired of his first wife, Octavia, he had her banished and sent assassins after her.
On stage he wore a mask of the ex-wife he murdered, suggesting he was plagued by guilt and grief over her death.
Nero then married Poppaea, a noblewoman he had fallen in love with, but later kicked her to death in a fit of rage, while she was pregnant. It’s said that after this, whenever he played a tragic heroine on the stage Nero would wear a mask of Poppaea, suggesting he was plagued by guilt and grief over her death.
8. He took a year off to tour Greece as an actor
Nero loved all things theatrical. He played the lyre, sang, wrote poetry and acted on the stage.
These interests would have been seen by the Senate as totally inappropriate for a Roman leader – demeaning and shameful. Nevertheless, Nero spent a year touring Greek theatres and acting in competitions. He also took part in sports, and is said to have been able to drive a horse chariot.
9. Even his death was dramatic
By the time he was 30, opposition to Nero had gathered momentum. With support from the army, the Senate declared him a ‘public enemy’, meaning