Agrippina II

[ ag-ruh-pahy-nuh, -pee- ]
/ ˌæg rəˈpaɪ nə, -ˈpi- /

noun

a.d. 16?–59?, mother of the Roman emperor Nero and sister of Caligula.

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Agrippina
/ (ˌæɡrɪˈpiːnə) /

noun

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