She was the second granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus, sister-in-law, stepdaughter and daughter-in-law of the Emperor Tiberius, mother of the Emperor Caligula, maternal second cousin and sister-in-law of the Emperor Claudius and the maternal grandmother of the Emperor Nero.

Her mother ’ s marriage to Agrippa was her second marriage, as Julia the Elder was widowed from her first marriage, to her paternal cousin Marcus Claudius Marcellus and they had no children.

Livia was the first Roman Empress and was Augustus ’ third wife ( from Livia ’ s first marriage to praetor Tiberius Nero, she had two sons: the emperor Tiberius and the general Nero Claudius Drusus.

Germanicus was the first son born to Antonia Minor and Nero Claudius Drusus.

She was a great-granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus, great-niece and adoptive granddaughter of the Emperor Tiberius, sister of the Emperor Caligula, niece and fourth wife of the Emperor Claudius, and mother of the Emperor Nero.

His mother was Antonia Minor and his father was the general Nero Claudius Drusus.

Claudius was Agrippina's paternal uncle and third husband.

Through his mother Antonia Major, Domitius was a great nephew of Augustus, first cousin to Claudius, and second cousin to Agrippina and Caligula.

In the first years of Claudius ’ reign, Claudius was married to the infamous Empress Valeria Messalina.

After Messalina was executed in 48 for conspiring with Gaius Silius to overthrow her husband, Claudius considered remarrying for the fourth time.

Claudius had a reputation that he was easily controlled by his wives and freedmen.

Another freedman, Gaius Julius Callistus, was against Claudius remarrying Paetina and stated to Claudius that he divorced her before and that remarrying Paetina would make her more arrogant.

Pallas stated to the emperor that as Lucius was the grandson to Claudius's late brother Germanicus, by marrying Agrippina, Claudius would ally the two branches of the Claudian house and imperial family.

Claudius was seduced by her passions.

In Roman society, an uncle ( Claudius ) marrying his niece ( Agrippina ) was considered incestuous, and obviously immoral.

Her marriage to Claudius was not based on love, but on power.

In the months leading up to her marriage to Claudius, Agrippina's maternal second cousin, the praetor Lucius Junius Silanus Torquatus, was betrothed to Claudius ’ daughter Claudia Octavia.

She also was a stepmother to Claudia Antonia, Claudius ' daughter and only child from his second marriage to Aelia Paetina, and to the young Claudia Octavia and Britannicus, Claudius ' children with Valeria Messalina.

Claudius made references to her in his speeches: " my daughter and foster child, born and bred, in my lap, so to speak ".

Also that year, Claudius had founded a Roman colony and called the colony Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis or Agrippinensium, today known as Cologne, after Agrippina who was born there.

A son, first named Tiberius Claudius Germanicus, and later known as Britannicus, was born just after Claudius ' accession.

Commemorative coins were issued of Claudius and his son Britannicus — who had been a friend of the Emperor Titus ( Titus was born in 39, Britannicus was born in 41 ).

He was born in Rome, Italia, and was named either Nero Claudius Drusus after his father or Tiberius Claudius Nero after his uncle.

For instance, generals Marcus Antonius Primus and Gnaeus Julius Agricola were both born in Gaul, as were emperors Claudius and Caracalla.

Flavius Claudius Julianus, born in May or June 332 or 331 in Constantinople, was the son of Julius Constantius ( consul in 335 ), half brother of Emperor Constantine I, and his second wife, Basilina, a woman of Greek origin.

The title is a reference to the line uttered by Hamlet to Horatio after being visited by his father's ghost and learning that his uncle Claudius murdered his father ; in short, a shocking supernatural event that fundamentally alters the way Hamlet perceives the state and the universe (" The time is out of joint ; O cursed spite !/ That ever I was born to set it right!

His mother was an Arian, sister of Clearchus, also an Arian, and a paternal granddaughter of Gallus ( born c. 370 ), son of Anastasia ( born c. 352 ) and husband, in turn daughter of Flavius Claudius Constantius Gallus and wife and cousin Constantina.

Claudius ' victories against the Goths would not only make him a hero in Latin tradition, but an admirable choice as an ancestor for Constantine, who was born at Naissus, the site of Claudius ' victory in 269.

Messalina bore two children during her marriage to Claudius: a daughter Claudia Octavia ( born 39 or 40 ), a future empress, stepsister and first wife to the emperor Nero ; and a son, Britannicus ( born 41 ).

Urgulanilla had a daughter, Claudia, who was born five months after her divorce from Claudius.

Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus ( 14 January 38 BC – 14 September 9 BC ), born Decimus Claudius Drusus also called Drusus, Drusus I, Nero Drusus, or Drusus the Elder was a Roman politician and military commander.

He was born shortly after Livia divorced Tiberius Nero and married Augustus ( 17 January, 38 BC ), giving rise to rumours that Augustus was the real father, although this is widely discredited by modern historians as Augustus had not yet met Livia when Drusus would have been conceived ( During his reign, Claudius revived this rumor to give the impression that Augustus was his paternal grandfather in addition to being his maternal great-uncle ).

According to Suetonius, he was born with the praenomen Decimus, but it was later changed to Nero-an unusual example of using a second cognomen as a praenomen rather than an agnomen: " Nero " was a traditional cognomen of the Claudius family, whereas " Drusus " originally belonged to the Livius dynasty.

Agrippina and Claudius married on New Year ’ s Day, 49.

The ancient sources say she poisoned Claudius on October 13, 54 with a plate of deadly mushrooms at a banquet, thus enabling Nero to quickly take the throne as emperor.

Some modern historians theorize that Nero's decision to kill Agrippina was prompted by her plotting to set Gaius Rubellius Plautus ( Nero's maternal second cousin ) or Britannicus ( Claudius ' biological son ) on the throne.

) executed ( Dio ) because Claudius had commented on her beauty.

A Note on the Marriage of Claudius and Agrippina Classical Philology, Vol.

He returned to Italy with Ursicinus, when he was recalled by Constantius, and accompanied him on the expedition against Claudius Silvanus, who had been forced by the allegedly unjust accusations of his enemies into proclaiming himself emperor in Gaul.

According to Vincent Scramuzza and others, Claudius began work on a history of the Civil Wars that was either too truthful or too critical of Octavian.

When the Arch of Pavia was erected to honor the Imperial clan in 8, Claudius ' name ( now Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus after his elevation to paterfamilias of Claudii Nerones on the adoption of his brother ) was inscribed on the edge — past the deceased princes, Gaius and Lucius, and Germanicus ' children.

Despite the disdain of the Imperial family, it seems that from very early on the general public respected Claudius.

Because he was proclaimed Emperor on the initiative of the Praetorian Guard instead of the Senate — the first Emperor thus proclaimed — Claudius ' repute suffered at the hands of commentators ( such as Seneca ).

Claudius embarked on many public works throughout his reign, both in the capital and in the provinces.

Nevertheless, many in the Senate remained hostile to Claudius, and many plots were made on his life.

However, Claudius singles out Asiaticus for special damnation in his speech on the Gauls, which dates over a year later, suggesting that the charge must have been much more serious.

Claudius, as the author of a treatise on Augustus ' religious reforms, felt himself in a good position to institute some of his own.

Soon after coming into power, Claudius instituted games to be held in honor of his father on the latter's birthday.

Claudius later divorced Urgulanilla for adultery and on suspicion of murdering her sister-in-law Apronia.