Agrippina

/ ˌæɡrɪˈpiːnə /

noun

1. Agrippinac. 14 bc33 adFRomanMISC: mother of Caligula called the Elder. c. 14 bc –33 ad , Roman matron: granddaughter of Augustus, wife of Germanicus, mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger
2. Agrippina1559FRomanMISC: mother of Nero called the Younger. 15–59 ad , mother of Nero, who put her to death after he became emperor

Example Sentences

There existed between his mother Queen Agrippina and myself ties of entire friendship.

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It was a portrait of Queen Agrippina by a master hand, and admirably illumined by reflected light, so that it seemed to live.

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She was the daughter of the good Germanicus, and bore her mother's name of Agrippina.

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In Nero's Court, how ungratefully doth he behave himself towards Agrippina!

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In marked contrast to this gentle and sympathetic woman was the energetic and heroic Agrippina, the wife of Germanicus.

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