Ag·rip·pi·na 1 ( g r -p  n, -p -) Known as "the Elder." 13 b.c.?-a.d. 33. Roman matron and mother of Caligula. She was influential in the struggle for power during the reign of Tiberius. |
| Ag·rip·pi·na 2 (gr-pn, -p-) Known as "the Younger." a.d. 15?-59. Roman empress. She murdered her husband, the emperor Claudius, so that her son by a previous marriage, Nero, would become emperor. Nero, distrusting his mother, had her murdered. |
Agrippina [ˌægrɪˈpiːnə]
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1. (Biographies / Agrippina (c. 14 bc-33 ad) F, Roman, MISC: mother of Caligula) called the Elder. c. 14 bc-33 ad, Roman matron: granddaughter of Augustus, wife of Germanicus, mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger
2. (Biographies / Agrippina (15-59) F, Roman, MISC: mother of Nero) called the Younger. 15-59 ad, mother of Nero, who put her to death after he became emperor
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| Noun | 1. |  Agrippina - wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero |
| 2. |  Agrippina - granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33) |
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