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Julia Agrippina, more commonly known as Agrippina the Younger, had an impeccable pedigree, along with great ambition that helped her dominate the political world of her time. She was born into a Julio-Claudian family background that shaped and influenced the woman Agrippina the Younger became. Throughout her life her actions and ambitions were heavily critiqued as they went against the social norms and expected role of women of her time. Motivation: Agrippina the Younger found inspiration and motivation

Personality Agrippina The Younger Historical Context Roman Social and political structures Imperial Family Emperor From the time of Augustus, exercised total control over * Political * Military * Economic * Religious affairs Family Members of the Juio-Claudian family enjoyed considerable power and influence Upper Classes Consular Came from noble families – senators who had achieved office of consul and were respected because of their experience and authority

During her time, Agrippina the Younger was able to achieve unprecedented recognition and transcended the boundaries of imperial women to establish herself as a political player. Through her marriage to the Emperor Claudius, she formed a co-ruling alliance that allowed her to manipulate the order of succession to aid her son Nero in becoming Princeps. To a negligible extent, historians agree with Ferrero’s interpretation of Agrippina. Where Ferrero praises Agrippina’s personality, both ancient and

When Nero was born he didn’t have a very good childhood because his dad died and he was raised by his mom. After Nero was older Agrippina married her uncle Claudius. After they married Claudius and Agrippina decided to adopt Nero. When Nero was 17 Agrippina killed Claudius so Nero would become emperor. People say that the first five years of his rule he was actually a successful ruler. Nero hated his wife Octavia. Because of that Nero started losing interest in ruling and started being more interested

Nero, who was infamously known as one of the worst emperors, had a huge impact on the Roman Empire in many different ways throughout his lifetime. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, but known by most people as Nero, was born on December 15, 37 A.D. to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger. He was then adopted by his Uncle Claudius, who at that time was Emperor. Nero did have a couple obstacles in his way to becoming Emperor, though. Eventually, Nero did gain the throne, and finally

in the Julio-Claudian dynasty and Roman imperial politics. She wielded considerable authority in tradition, depicted as a woman of political ascendancy, virtually in control of public affairs as wife of one emperor and mother of another (Wife of Claudius). The term “empress,” often incorporated into literature about Agrippina, has a misleading connotation. No such word existed in the Latin language, and no woman publically or technically governed the affairs of Rome (Ginsberg, 5). Nevertheless, the

For the most part, the emperor Claudius is portrayed by historians of his day as a bumbling, dribbling fool incapable of administering an empire yet capable of significant cruelty. However, this depiction does not match the actual contributions of Claudius as princeps that, on the face of it at least, had a hugely beneficial impact on Rome and its empire. This contradiction seems to be a consequence of the inability of historians of the time to rid themselves of crude bias and deliver an impersonal

The heart of a culture, in my understanding, is what drives members of that culture forward. It is what brings the culture is what sustains the culture for a long time. Whenever a country’s leaders begin to forget the heart of the culture, the culture falls. One such fall in history because of the greed of the leaders is the ancient Roman Empire. The heart of Roman culture was communal living-everything was about the community. Especially during the reign of Julius Caesar and his great nephew

in A.D. 37 and died in A.D. 68 when he committed suicide (“Nero,” par. 1). Nero originally had the name Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and was born to Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger (History.com Staff, par. 2). When she married Claudius I in A.D. 49 she persuaded him to adopt Nero, making Nero next in line to rule instead of his son Britannicus (History.com Staff, par. 2). Nero was an unsuccessful ruler. Nero focused too much on his own interests, didn’t handle tragedy well when

Agrippina the Younger had four main factors that highly influenced her power before her marriage to Claudius. She was born into the Julio-Claudian bloodline making her an Imperial woman of a noble dynasty, she was as a result of her family background reasonably wealthy and educated, she had the backing of the Roman Army as her father Germanicus was the commander of the 5th legion of the army in Germany and finally her two marriages which provided her with wealth and a son to be heir of the throne