Livia Drusilla

British

/ ˈlɪvɪə druːˈsɪlə /

noun

58 _bc –29 _ad , Roman noblewoman: wife (from 39 _bc ) of Emperor Augustus and mother of Emperor Tiberius

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The opening episode traced the rise and rise of the second wife of Emperor Augustus, Livia Drusilla.

From The Guardian

We see salted sea urchins and eggs in pine-nut sauce as they might have been served to Livia Drusilla, wife of Emperor Augustus in ancient Rome.

From New York Times

Roman general, son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla, stepson of Augustus and younger brother of the emperor Tiberius.

From Project Gutenberg

He had no sons, but Livia Drusilla, whom he took as his third wife in 36 B. C., brought him two stepsons, Tiberius and Drusus.

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His first wife was Clodia, daughter of Clodius; his second was Scribonia, sister-in-law of Sextus Pompey; and the third was Livia Drusilla.

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