Agrippina: Mother of NeroIn this dynamic new biography - the first on Agrippina in English - Professor Barrett uses the latest archaeological, numismatic and historical evidence to provide a close and detailed study of her life and career. He shows how Agrippina's political contribution to her time seems in fact to have been positive, and that when she is judged by her achievements she demands admiration. Revealing the true figure behind the propaganda and the political machinations of which she was capable, he assesses the impact of her marriage to the emperor Claudius, on the country and her family. Finally, he exposed her one real failing - her relationship with her son, the monster of her own making to whom, in horrific and violent circumstances, she would eventually fall victim. |
Contents
1 Background | 1 |
2 Family | 15 |
3 Daughter | 26 |
4 Sister | 46 |
5 Niece | 81 |
6 Wife | 108 |
7 Mother | 171 |
8 The End | 214 |
Appendix IV The Family of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus | 276 |
Appendix V Agrippinas Movements in Late 39 | 277 |
Appendix VI The Date of Senecas Tutorship | 278 |
Appendix VII The Decline in Agrippinas Power | 279 |
Appendix VIII The Patronage of Seneca and Burrus in 549 | 282 |
Appendix IX SC on Gold and Silver Coins of Nero | 284 |
Appendix X The Final Days of Agrippina | 285 |
Abbreviations | 288 |
9 Sources | 231 |
Appendix I The Year of Agrippina the Youngers Birth | 269 |
Appendix II The Husbands of Domitia and Lepida | 272 |
Appendix III The Date of Neros Birth | 274 |
Notes and References | 295 |
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Agrippina: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Early Empire Anthony A. Barrett No preview available - 1999 |
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