Agrippina the Younger
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Empires, Dynasties, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Roman noblewoman{$I[g]Roman Empire;Agrippina the Younger} Julia Agrippina accumulated and exercised extensive political power during the reign of two Roman emperors in the mid-first century c.e.
Early Life
Little is known concerning the early life of Julia Agrippina (ag-reh-PEEN-ah), or Agrippina the Younger, as she is more commonly known. The accounts of her life and deeds were recorded by ancient authors such as Cornelius Tacitus (Ab excessu divi Augusti, c. 116 c.e., also known as Annales; Annals, 1598),...
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