agrippina

• • geography, topography and resources of the roman empire 


  1. mediterranean climate (hot dry summers and mild winters)
  2. volcanic region
  3. west coast of italy
• • geography, topography and resources of rome 


  RESOURCES

  1. luxury goods came from europe, africa and the near east
  2. silk road used to trade
  3. egypt was vital for its grain supply
  4. imports: beef, grain, metals, timbers, oils
  5. exports: wine, olive oil, pottery, papyrus
• • overview of roman social and political structures, the principate 


  overview

  1. highly class conscious society
  2. most romans were born into a specific political group
• • roman social and political structures 


  UPPER CLASS:

  1. emperors: exercised total control over political, military, economic and religious affairs in Rome and the empire
  2. imperial family: enjoyed considerable power and influence
  3. consulars: from noble families; were senators who had achieved the office of consul and respected due to experience and authority
  4. senators: hereditary membership and served emperors in the office
  5. equestrians: membership based on property qualification of 400,000 sesterces
  6. freedmen: ex slaves, wealth from trade, banking, manufacturing and land dealing
• • roman social and political structure

  LOWER CLASS:

  1. city dwellers= better employment opportunities and access to public life and entertainment than country dwellers
  2. urban poor lived in squalid conditions with the barest of essentials
  3. slaves
  4. lower classes greatly outnumbered the upper classes, leading to various emperors keeping them content with 'bread and circuses'
• • the principate 


  the form of government established by Augustus, based on the structures of the old republican system

  • claudius created most change, when freedmen took over many senatorial responsibilities
• • role of imperial women in roman society

  1. important in the process of succession/dynastic succession
  2. able to produce heirs
  3. influence on the princeps to gain power on her sons behalf
  4. females expected to be modest, marry young and to have large families
• • family background and status

  1. born into the imperial family (father= germanicus, mother= agrippina the elder)
  2. born into the julio claudian family
  3. at a young age she was instilled with values for being a woman and a member of her family, modesty
• • early life, ambitions and marriages 


  secured her own status and security

  LIFE UNDER TIBERIUS

  1. married at age 13 that effectively 'protected her' from Tiberius

  LIFE UNDER GAIUS

  1. agrippina and her sisters received various honours from their brother
  2. her and her two sisters have their names on the coin that has gaius on the front
  3. gaius added his sisters names in all his loyalty oaths

  LIFE UNDER CLAUDIUS

  1. golden aureus coin- show they were equal in power
  2. silver denarius coin

  LIFE UNDER NERO

  1. mother of nero
• • early life, ambitions and marriages

  AMBITIONS

  1. minted coins where she is the only figure on them
  2. insight into her prominence in this time
• • early life, ambitions and MARRIAGES 


  marriage 1 to lucius domitius ahenobarbus

  1. gave her status as a married woman
  2. friendly with tiberius so she was therefore 'protected'