The Empire
Agrippina the Younger
She was Nero’s mother and a powerful empress.
Years. AD 15 to AD 59
Three short facts
- 1She was Emperor Claudius’s wife.
- 2She helped her son Nero become emperor.
- 3Nero turned on her, and she was killed.
The story
Agrippina knew the court better than most men.
She wanted her son on the throne.
When Nero was young, she had real influence.
He grew tired of her advice.
In AD 59 she was killed on his orders.