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Germanicus was born in Rome on 24 May 15 BC to Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia Minor and had two younger siblings: a sister, Livilla, and a brother, Claudius. His paternal grandmother was Livia , who had divorced his grandfather Tiberius Claudius Nero around 24 years before Germanicus' birth.
[5] [6] Munatia Plancina was supposed to have been in contact with a Syrian called Martina who prepared the poison to be used to kill Germanicus. [7] As Germanicus was dying (10 October 19 AD) he was said to have suspected Piso and his wife of having him poisoned. [8] [9] The death of Germanicus supposedly gave Munatia Plancina a lot of pleasure.
The Wife of Arminius Brought Captive to Germanicus by Benjamin West, 1773 Thusnelda at the Triumph of Germanicus, by Karl von Piloty, 1873 Hermann and Thusnelda (Tischbein, 1822) Thusnelda (/ ð ʌ s ˈ n ɛ l d ə /; c. 10 BC – after AD 17) was a Germanic Cheruscan noblewoman who was captured by the Roman general Germanicus during his ...
Caligula was born in Antium on 31 August AD 12, the third of six surviving children of Germanicus and his wife and second cousin, Agrippina the Elder.Germanicus was a grandson of Mark Antony, and Agrippina was the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, making her the granddaughter of Augustus. [5]
In the summer of 19, Germanicus had left to take care of matters in Egypt, and when he returned he found that Piso had ignored his orders to the cities and the legions. Germanicus was furious and ordered Piso's recall to Rome. [10] During the feud, Germanicus fell ill and, though Piso had left the province, Germanicus claimed Piso had poisoned him.
Antonia Minor was a daughter to Octavia the Younger by her second marriage to triumvir Mark Antony, and Octavia was the second eldest sister and full-blooded sister of Augustus. Germanicus' father, Drusus the Elder, was the second son of the Empress Livia Drusilla by her first marriage to praetor Tiberius Nero, and was the emperor Tiberius's ...
Livilla was married twice, first in 1 BC to Gaius Caesar, Augustus' grandson and heir. Thus, Augustus had chosen Livilla as the wife of the future emperor. This splendid royal marriage probably gave Livilla grand aspirations for her future, perhaps at the expense of the ambition of Augustus' granddaughters, Agrippina the Elder and Julia the Younger.
Throughout Germanicus' military career, Agrippina is known to have traveled with her husband and their children. [4] Germanicus' career advanced steadily as he advanced in ranks following the cursus honorum until, in AD 12, he was made consul. The following year, he was given command over Gaul and the forces on the Rhine, totaling eight legions.