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When Agrippina saw them, she knew for what they had come, and leaping up from her bed she tore open her clothing, exposing her abdomen, and cried out; “Strike here, Anicetus, strike here, for this bore Nero.”

-Roman historian Cassius Dio on the murder of Agrippina (translation: LacusCurtius).

A quick look at: Agrippina the Younger.

Agrippina the Younger (15-59 AD) was the mother of emperor Nero, and perhaps one of the most powerful women of her time in the Roman Empire. Our Roman historians characterize Agrippina as extraordinarily power-hungry, scheming for years, figuring out how to gain the throne for her son. Her status and power dramatically increased by 49, upon her marriage to her uncle, emperor Claudius. Agrippina successfully convinced her uncle to make Nero heir to the throne. Not long after, Claudius died, apparently poisoned by Agrippina.

With the title of Augusta, Agrippina essentially ran most of the empire in the early days of her son’s rule, who was only 17 upon becoming emperor. Nero, in short, became tired and resentful of his meddling mother, and sought to have her killed. After a number of (often bizarre) assassination attempts, Anicetus was sent by Nero to kill Agrippina. The quote given at the top of the post describes this final moment of her life. Upon seeing soldiers gather around her bed, she apparently jumped up, thrust out her abdomen, and screamed for Anicetus to stab her in her womb -wishing to be first destroyed in the part of her body which gave birth to her son, symbolic of the betrayal she felt. Agrippina was then killed, a victim of the son she had raised to the throne.

The Getty provides the following description on portraits of Agrippina:

Portraits of Agrippina were produced during the reigns of the emperors Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. They fit an overall style used for depicting the reigning Julio-Claudian dynasty. Although the portraits of the male members of the dynasty became more naturalistic over time, the women retain an ageless, classicizing style enlivened by elaborate coiffures. Agrippina is distinguished by her narrow face, dimpled chin, and protruding upper lip. She wears her hair parted in the middle and pulled back, with tight curls surrounding her face.

Shown sculpture courtesy of & currently located at the Getty Villa, Malibu, USA: 70.AA.101. Photo taken by justaslice.

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— Paulo Coelho

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