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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Agrippina the younger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Agrippina was born at Oppidum Ubiorum, a Roman outpost on the Rhine River (modern Cologne, Germany).
		Agrippina attained the long-coveted position of imperial wife, and Claudius was able to keep the daughter of his still popular brother Germanicus from marrying someone else and so legitimating a potential rival with her family connection.
		Agrippina was thought to have manipulated her husband so that he adopted Nero just as she had arranged his marriage with Octavia, since it moved her son to the head of the line for succession.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Agrippina-the-younger (5928 words)

	Agrippina the Younger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agrippina was born at Oppidum Ubiorum on the Rhine, afterwards named in her honour Colonia Agrippinae (modern Cologne, Germany).
		As a widow, Agrippina was courted by the freedman Pallas as a possible marriage match to her own uncle, Emperor Claudius.
		Scullard: A critical view of Agrippina, suggesting she was ambitious and unscrupulous and a depraved sexual psychopath.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agrippina_the_younger (885 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Agrippina the Younger
		Agrippina the Younger was the daughter of Germanicus Julius Caesar and of Vipsania Agrippina (Agrippina the Elder).
		Agrippina's mother, Agrippina the Elder, was a daughter of Julia, Augustus' natural daughter and only child, and of Marcus Agrippa, Augustus' valued helper in his climb to the top.
		Agrippina and most of her siblings were left behind in the care of nurses and the extended family.
	www.roman-emperors.org /aggieii.htm (3398 words)

	Online Companion to Worlds of Roman Women: State
		Agrippina the Younger: the reverse of a gold aureus minted by the Emperor Claudius and depicting the wreathed head of his wife.
		Agrippina the Younger: marble bust showing the empress, daughter of Germanicus, sister of Caligula, wife of Claudius (49), mother of Nero, wearing an imperial crown Rome, mid 1 century CE.
		Agrippina the Younger: statue of Agrippina the younger, mother of Nero, as a goddess.
	www.cnr.edu /home/sas/araia/state.html (1306 words)

	Emperor Nero
		Agrippina’s imperious temper and insatiable love of power made it certain that she would now willingly abandon her ascendancy over her son, and it was scarcely less certain that her efforts to retain it would bring her into collision with his ungovernable self-will.
		Agrippina was invited to Baiae, and after an affectionate reception by her son was conducted on board a vessel so constructed as, at a given signal, to fall to pieces and precipitate its passengers into the waters of the lake.
		Agrippina saved herself by swimming to the shore, and at once wrote to her son, announcing her escape, and affecting entire ignorance of the plot against her.
	www.1902encyclopedia.com /N/NER/nero.html (4351 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Agrippina the Elder
		Vipsania Agrippina, always simply Agrippina or Agrippina the Elder, when it is necessary to distinguish her from Agrippina the Younger, was a daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and of Julia, the daughter and only child of the emperor Augustus.
		The first two of her three daughters (Agrippina the Younger and Drusilla) were born during this period, both probably in the territory of the Treveri, near modern Koblenz.
		Agrippina's last surviving son, Gaius, survived the purges of Sejanus and Tiberius to become emperor in 37.
	www.roman-emperors.org /aggiei.htm (1648 words)

	Mabelyn.com - Infamous Women
		Agrippina, being an ambitious and intelligent woman married to an emperor considered a weakling and somewhat of a dunce by those around him, naturally took the reins of power into her own hands and quickly became the main power of government.
		Agrippina persuaded Claudius to adopt Nero as his son and to arrange a marriage between marry his daughter Octavia and Nero.
		Agrippina went as far as to sleep with her son to retain her influence, but Nero knew the only way to be rid of her was to kill her.
	www.mabelyn.com /infamous_women/agrippina.htm (1347 words)

	Nero
		With Caligula killed and a milder emperor on the throne, Agrippina (who was emperor Claudius' niece) was recalled from exile and her son was given a good education.
		Once in AD 49 Agrippina married Claudius, the task of educating of the young Nero was handed to the eminent philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca.
		Agrippina was moved to a separate residence, away from the imperial palace and from the levers of power.
	www.roman-empire.net /emperors/nero.html (2320 words)

	Register Report
		Agrippina the younger was one of three daughters of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder.
		Agrippina the Younger was hated and feared by many of the Roman nobility amongst whom she lived and, no doubt, many of them were secretly glad to have her out of the way.
		Agrippina was exiled to the island of Pandateria where she too died of starvation in A. Though the official story was that she committed suicide, she was probably starved to death on the orders of the aging emperor Tiberius.
	members.fortunecity.com /weaverjay/rr01/rr01_013.htm (3690 words)

	Agrippina the Younger Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Niece and fourth wife of Emperor Claudius, Agrippina the Younger (15-59 AD)was suspected of having him and his son assassinated in order to secure the throne for her own son, Nero.
		On her mother's side, Agrippina was the great-granddaughter of Augustus, who molded the Roman Empire from the ashes of the Roman Republic.
		Agrippina undoubtedly retained childhood memories of the subsequent mistreatment suffered by her mother and older brothers at the hands of Emperor Tiberius, who was only a stepson of Augustus.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/agrippina-the-younger (207 words)

	Agrippina - Anthony A. Barrett - Microsoft Reader eBook
		Agrippina the Younger attained a level of power in first-century Rome unprecedented for a woman.
		After Agrippina's marriage to Claudius there was a marked decline in the number of judicial executions and there was close co-operation between the Senate and the Emperor.
		According to Barrett, Agrippina's one failing was her relationship with her son, the monster of her own making, who had her murdered in horrific and violent circumstances.
	www.ebookmall.com /ebook/68773-ebook.htm (537 words)

	Agrippina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Agrippina the Elder or Julia Vipsania Agrippina (14 BC – 33 AD), daughter of Julia the Elder; Wife of Germanicus; Mother of Caligula
		Agrippina the Younger, also known as Agrippinilla (15 – 59), wife of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (with whom she parented the later Emperor Nero); Third marriage with Emperor Claudius, under whom she received the honorific Augusta.
		Agrippina (opera), opera by George Frideric Handel, of which the title and plot refer to Agrippina the Younger.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agrippina (199 words)

	Agrippina Rehabilitated
		She was the great-great grandniece of Julius Caesar, the great-granddaughter of Caesar Augustus, the granddaughter of Agrippa (Augustus' General) and Julia (Augustus' daughter), and the daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder.
		One of Agrippina's clear goals from the beginning was to ease the way for her son Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (Nero) to succeed Claudius ahead of his own son Britannicus.
		Agrippina appears to have been just as ambitious and ruthless as the men who surrounded her, but she was easily twice as effective.
	www.mmdtkw.org /VAgrippinaMinor.html (1095 words)

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		Caligula honored Agrippina along with his two other surviving sisters as honorary Vestal Virgins and raised their status and influence with an honor that was without precedent by adding their names to the annual oaths of allegiance to the emperor.
		Agrippina was said to have poisoned Passienus Crispus for his wealth, and in 48, with the death of Claudius's wife Valeria Messallina, she focused on her uncle.
		Agrippina received the title Augusta, only the second woman to be so honored while alive and the first to carry the title during her husband's lifetime.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=AGRW0020 (1191 words)

	Seneca, the younger, c.3 B.C.-A.D. 65, Roman philosopher, dramatist, and statesman. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth ...
		Seneca, the younger, c.3 B.C.-A.D. 65, Roman philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.
		The younger Seneca went to Rome in his childhood, studied rhetoric and philosophy, and earned renown as an orator when still a youth.
		A.D. 49 he was recalled at the urgings of Agrippina the Younger to become tutor of the young Nero.
	www.bartleby.com /65/se/SenecaY.html (472 words)

	Diotima
		While the literary figure of Agrippina is perhaps best remembered as being a somewhat difficult and unpleasant person to deal with, it is important to emphasize that, in my view, this stems in a large part from the portrayal of her in book IV of Tacitus' Annals.
		Agrippina herself was somewhat rash, but because of her castitas and love for her husband, she converted even her irrepressible spirit to advantage.
		Agrippina's description of herself as a living statue, born of divine blood is very striking, particularly when coupled with the phrase 'ad cultum delegerit' which is how she describes her friendship with Pulchra.
	www.stoa.org /diotima/essays/saavedra.shtml (2753 words)

	Agrippina
		In this case, Agrippina the younger was the source of power and strength for her famous son Nero.
		Agrippina led a life filled with scandal and controversy, and she was well known for her relentless scheming.
		Julia Agrippina the younger was born on November 6 in 15 B.C.E. in Ara Ubiorum.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Thread/116676 (1309 words)

	Agrippina the Younger - LoveToKnow 1911
		AGRIPPINA, the "younger" (A.D. 16-5 9), daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the elder, sister of Caligula and mother of Nero, was born at Oppidum Ubiorum on the Rhine, afterwards named in her honour Colonia Agrippinae (mod.
		As this proved a failure, he had her put to death at her country house.
		Agrippina wrote memoirs of her times, referred to 'by Tacitus (Ann.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Agrippina_the_Younger (265 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Agrippina the Younger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Agrippina the Younger AGRIPPINA THE YOUNGER [Agrippina the Younger] d.
		Seneca SENECA [Seneca] the younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) loo´shes enÄ“´es sÄ•n´eke, c.3 BC-AD 65, Roman philosopher, dramatist, and statesman, b.
		He was originally named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and was the son of Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul in AD 32) and of Agrippina the Younger, who was the great-granddaughter of Augustus.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable/38823.html (541 words)

	AGRIPPINA THE ELDER
		Agrippina was one of the most virtuous and heroic women of antiquity.
		She married the Roman general Germanicus Caesar and had nine children, the most famous of whom were Agrippina the Younger and Gaius Caesar, later the emperor Caligula.
		After the death of Germanicus in ad 19, Emperor Tiberius is said to have distrusted Agrippina, whose sons were possible successors to the throne.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?articleId=200419 (441 words)

	Julio-Claudians - History for Kids!
		But Claudius' wife Agrippina poisoned him (according to the Roman historian Suetonius) with bad mushrooms, and he died.
		Nero was only 16, and his mother Agrippina really controlled politics through him (because women could not be tribunes or senators), until Nero was in his mid-20's.
		After he killed Agrippina, Nero became unpopular with the Senate, and in 68 AD the governor of Spain, Galba, revolted against him and marched his army toward Rome.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/romans/history/julioclaudians2.htm (476 words)

	Nero - Crystalinks
		Agrippina attempted to intervene in favor of Octavia and demanded that her son dismiss Acte.
		As Nero grew angrier at Agrippina's unofficial rule through him, he began to plot his own mother¹s murder, justifying his tactics by claiming she was conspiring against him, which was not the case.
		Seneca attempted to convince the Senate that she was orchestrating a conspiracy against her son, but the reputation of the Emperor was damaged beyond repair by this case of matricide.
	www.crystalinks.com /nero.html (3012 words)

	Caligula - Crystalinks
		Agrippina was daughter to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia Caesaris.
		Agrippina was herself a granddaughter of Caesar Augustus and Scribonia.
		His mother Agrippina was banished to the tiny island of Pandataria, where she starved herself to death.
	www.crystalinks.com /caligula.html (2378 words)

	Agrippina
		Agrippina the Younger attained a level of power in first-century Rome unprecedented for a woman.
		According to Barrett, Agrippina's one real failing was her relationship with her son, the monster of her own making who had her murdered in horrific and violent circumstances.
		Agrippina's impact was so lasting, however, that for some 150 years after her death no woman in the imperial family dared assume an assertive political role.
	yalepress.yale.edu /YupBooks/book.asp?isbn=0300078560 (202 words)

	Amazon.ca: Agrippina : Sex, Power, and Politics in the Early Empire: Books: Anthony A. Barrett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Agrippina's story is a narrative of the first century of the empire, from the adoption of Octavius to the varying accounts of her sensational death.
		His Agrippina is a politically adroit consensus-builder whose influence over two emperors contributed to the most enlightened portions of their reigns.
		Agrippina was the sister of Caligula, the wife of Claudius and the mother of Nero.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0300078560 (1755 words)

	The Women of the Caesars
		The terms of Julia's exile were made easier; Germanicus married Agrippina, another daughter of Julia and Agrippa, and a sister of Julia the Younger; the widow of Caius Caesar, Livilla, sister of Germanicus and daughter of Antonia, was given to Drusus, the son of Tiberius, a young man born in the same year as Germanicus.
		Agrippina was not evil; she was ambitious, violent, intriguing, imprudent, and thoughtless, and therefore could easily adapt her own feelings and interests to what seemed expedient.
		Furthermore, Agrippina was the least intelligent of the women of the family, and her senseless opposition could be tolerated as long as Livia and Antonia, the two really serious ladies of the family, sided with Tiberius.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/16324/16324-h/16324-h.htm (18014 words)

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