Antonia Minor
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Women’s History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Roman noblewoman{$I[g]Roman Empire;Antonia the Younger} Through her children and her involvement in Roman Imperial politics, Antonia helped determine which of the Julio-Claudian emperors came to power.
Early Life
Antonia (an-TOHN-ee-uh) Minor was the daughter of the triumvir Marc Antony and Octavia. Her mother was the sister of Octavian, who became the Roman emperor Augustus in 27 b.c.e. Very little can be known of Antonia’s early life, and only selected incidents of her life as a whole. Her early life must have been chaotic. Her...
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