Agrippina The Younger

• Agrippina's father was the nephew and designated heir of Augustus' successor, Tiberius.

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• Agrippina was born into the Roman Empire in 15 A.D.
• She was the niece and fourth wife of Claudius.
• She was the sister of Caligula.
• She was the reason for Claudius' assasination.
• After his death Nero, Agrippina's son, took the throne.
• In 54 A.D., Nero had Agrippina (his mom!) assasinated.
• Agrippina was given many honors from her brother, Caligula.
• Agrippina was the most powerful woman in Rome when she became Claudius' wife.

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• http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar007960&st=agrippina+the+younger
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_younger

Agrippina was a niece and the fourth wife of Claudius, a ruler of the Roman Empire. She married him to be sure her son Nero would be in line for the throne. She also became Empress of Rome as a result of the marrige.

ANY QUESTIONS?

How did Agrippina rise to fame?

Agrippina was born into a prominent family, but she also contributed to her rise to fame.

Agrippina was the great-granddaughter of Augustus, on her mother's side of the family tree.

Agrippina's life and death:

Agrippina was born in 15 A.D. and died in 59 A.D.

• In 59 A.D., Agrippina was assassinated by request of her son, Nero. Nero was also the emperor of Rome at the time.

Good or Bad for Rome?

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In my opinion, Agrippina the Younger was both a good and bad influence on Rome.

Agrippina was a good influence becuase....

Bad

Agrippina's accomplishments and contributions:

• She was a good influence in a few ways beacause, if she had not done what she did, Rome's history would be completely different, and the emperors that ruled would have accomplished many differnet tasks.
• She also was a very accomplised woman, and did things that women wern't expected to do during her time. She had alot of power for being a woman, and she set an example for other women in Rome at the time.

Agrippina was a bad influence because....

On the other hand, she was also a bad influence. She corrupted Rome's leaders, and was the cause of many death's. She also married Claudius only to gain her and her son power. In these ways she damadged the growth and survival of Rome.

• Agrippina was honored by the founding of a Roman colony in 50 A.D.

• In 49 A.D., Agrippina was the head of Roman legions.

• In 50 A.D., Agrippina was granted the title of Augusta, a title which, at this point in Roman history, no other royal woman had recieved during their husband's lifetime.

• On the day she married Claudius, she became Empress and the most powerful woman in the Roman Empire.

Nero's Golden Palace

What was going on in Rome at this time?

Important events that occured

during Agrippina's time:

The Pantheon

Caligula

Agrippinna lived during the time of the ROMAN EMPIRE.

14 A.D.- About 5 million people occupied Rome

14 A.D.- Emperor Augustus dies

25 A.D.- Pantheon is built

RULERS DURING AGRIPPINA'S TIME:

-Caligula (assasinated by his guard)

-Claudius (succeeds Caligula, assasinated by Agrippina in 54 A.D.)

-Nero (succedds Claudius, and commits suicide in 68 A.D.)

Honors recieved from Caligula:

AGRIPPINA THE YOUNGER

Agrippina and her younger sisters recieved honors from their brother, Emperor Caligula.

Some of these honors included:

• Their faces appearing on coins
• They were also awarded the rights of Vestal Vigins, like the rights to sit in the upper seats of the stadium during public events.

By Sophie Skipper

Agrippina The Younger

Nero, son of Agrippina.

Agrippina

Her son, Nero