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Agrippina the Elder

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Agrippina the Elder , d. AD 33, Roman matron; daughter of Agrippa and Julia and granddaughter of Augustus. She was the wife of Germanicus Caesar and accompanied him on his provincial duties. After her husband's death (AD 19), she accused Tiberius of having Germanicus poisoned, and thereafter she was consistently on bad terms with the emperor. Exiled to Pandatería Island in the Bay of Naples, she starved herself to death. Her son Caius Caesar Germanicus became the emperor Caligula . Author not available, AGRIPPINA THE ELDER. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth... Read more

Agrippina the Younger
...whims of a ruler. Her mother Agrippina the Elder was a model of the old-fashioned...out of jealousy and fear. Agrippina the Elder was also certain that Tiberius...had good cause for worry. Agrippina the Elder was too ambitious to spend... Read more

Agrippina the Younger
...influence in the early years of his reign. Daughter of Agrippina the Elder ( 14 – 33) and sister of Caligula , she was...finally had her put to death at her country house. Agrippina the Younger Agrippina the Younger Agrippina the Younger Read more

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