Agrippina Minor, Julia (15-59 AD)
Agrippina Minor, the daughter of Agrippina the Elder and Germanicus, was born in Germany of today, in the year 15 AD. She married Gnaeus Domitius, Domitius' grandson, in 28 AD. In 37 AD she gave birth to a son, who would later become the Emperor Nero. She was exiled by her brother Caligula, but was allowed to return after her uncle Claudius had reached the throne. In the year 49 AD, Agrippina married Claudius and a year later she managed to persuade him to adopt her son, Nero, even though he had a son from his first marriage. It has been said that Julia played an active role in the poisoning of Claudius, so that her son Nero could ascend to the throne. After Nero was made Emperor, Julia's influence on him weakened. It has been said that in order to regain control, she committed incest with her son. In 59 AD Nero set out to have her killed. The first attempt at her life, by drowning her ship at sea, failed. Lastly, soldiers were sent to kill her in her home.
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