Family
This woman was Agrippina the Younger's mother, who died in prison during the reign of Tiberius
Who was Agrippina I
The year Agrippina the Younger was born
What is AD 15?
This freedman was the head of the imperial treasury and, according to the sources, a major supporter of Agrippina the Younger
Who was Pallas?
Name one of the three main ancient writers whose works provide major sources of information on the life of Agrippina the Younger
Who are Tacitus, Suetonius, or Cassius Dio?
According to one source, she was the first living woman to appear beside an Emperor on these
What are coins?
The name of Agrippina the Younger's adopted-grandfather
Who was Tiberius?
According to Tacitus, in AD 50 Agrippina arranged for a colony of veterans to be planted in this Ubian town where she was born, naming it after herself
What is Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium (modern Cologne)?
Agrippina the Younger brought this philosopher and politician back from exile to act as tutor and advisor to her son Nero
Who was Seneca?
This archaeological source consists of reliefs from the Sebasteion in the ancient Roman town of Aphrodisias, providing information on Agrippina
What are the Aphrodisias Sculptures?
Agrippina established a new colony in AD 50 in this region, important to her due to it being her birthplace
What is Germania (specifically the Ubian town)?
Through her grandmother Octavia, Agrippina the Younger was a blood connection to this first Roman Emperor
Who was Augustus?
Agrippina the Younger was this age when she was first married to Domitius Ahenobarbus
What is 13?
Agrippina was instrumental in getting this distinguished soldier appointed as the sole Prefect of the Praetorian Guard
Who was Burrus?
When evaluating a source, questions should be asked about the source maker, the source composition, and this other key factor
What is the interpreter of the source (us)?
This title, meaning 'empress' of Rome, was achieved by Agrippina the Younger
What is Augusta?
According to Suetonius, her first husband Domitius Ahenobarbus was charged with treason, adultery, and incest with this sister
Who was Lepida?
During the reign of her brother Gaius, Agrippina the Younger and her sister Livilla were exiled to these islands on charges of conspiracy
What are the Pontine Islands?
According to Tacitus, these two men, appointed by Agrippina, collaborated to control the emperor Nero's "perilous adolescence"
Who were Seneca and Burrus?
The practice of using relevant sources and historical concepts correctly and often to support an argument in Ancient History studies
What is using evidence?
Erich S. Gruen suggests Agrippina deserves credit for wise financial policies and generally effective administration during the latter part of this emperor's reign and the first part of Nero's
Who was Claudius?
To strengthen Nero's claim to the throne, Agrippina the Younger had him marry this daughter of Claudius
Who was Octavia?
According to Suetonius, her first husband Domitius Ahenobarbus escaped treason charges due to the change of rulers just before this emperor's death, and he died of dropsy
Who was Tiberius?
After Nero ordered Agrippina's death, this prominent figure was said to have written Nero's letter to the Senate justifying the murder, full of lies
Who was Seneca?
According to the sources, Tacitus and Suetonius give confused and contradictory accounts of her death, though both state that Nero ordered her killing
Who was Agrippina the Younger?
One source suggests that Agrippina's greatest mistake was not seeing what she had truly raised in her son and that without her presence, he soon fell into a life of hedonism and self-destruction
Who was Nero?