Agrippina 8.10

Question 1

initial status before Nero?

Answer 1

• priestess of Claudius cult

- her face printed on gold & silver coins > status, first live woman seen on a coin.

Question 2

Agrippina changing relationship with Nero?

Answer 2

• Claudian Legislation: use her religious power to influence senates changing Claudia legislation and she argued against changed/ failure.
• Agrippina tried to sit beside Nero when he was receiving his honours causing “scandal” -tacitus

Question 3

The role of Acte…

Answer 3

• Nero tried to dissociate himself with freedmen but then began affair with acte a freedwoman.
• sources say Ag was fucking pissed over this affair and tried to burn him
• Nero got help from Seneca to hide affair from Ag
• Apparently Ag tied to have sex with Nero but props bs cause ancient writers are sexist as fuck and Tacitus trying to undermine her work. Modern writers say this is props bullshit.

Question 4

Agrippina verses Nero…

Answer 4

• Seneca and Burrus ditched her for Nero and then she turned to britanicus to be heir (Tacitus says Nero hired someone to poison brutanicus)
• Ag held meeting with officers and noblemen for support (influence on her time)
• Nero removes her P guard and kicks her out of home