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Agrippina the Elder

A profile of the daughter of Agrippa, granddaughter of Augustus, mother of Agrippina the Younger, married to Germanicus, opponent of Tiberius who banished her, and mother of Gaius (Caligula).

Agrippina the Elder

Entry in the Columbia Encyclopedia.

Agrippina the Elder (14 BC - AD 33)

Profile at Feminae Romanae.

Agrippina the Elder: Vixen or Victim?

An essay on the characterization of Agrippina in Tacitus' Annals.

Tiberius and Agrippina

A painting by Rubens, more likely Germanicus and Agrippina, probably based on a coin in his possession.

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