# Agrippina the Younger — The Lives of the Caesars character guide

> Agrippina the Younger in The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Agrippina

**First appearance:** 0005-book-vi-nero

## Who they are

A great-granddaughter of Augustus who married her uncle, promoted her son Nero to the purple, and discovered too late how thin the line is between kingmaker and casualty.

## In the story

### [Book IV: Gaius Caligula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-iv-gaius-caligula)

Sister of Caligula; her condemned sisters' jewels, furniture, and slaves were sold by Caligula in Gaul for profit.

### [Book VI: Nero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-vi-nero)

Mother of Nero; banished then recalled; her influence made Nero prominent; Messalina saw Nero as a rival to Britannicus.

### [Book VIII: The Deified Vespasian—The Deified Titus—Domitian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-viii-the-deified-vespasian-the-deified-titus-domitian)

Mentioned as having strong influence over Nero and hating friends of Narcissus, causing Vespasian to retire.

### [The Deified Vespasian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/the-deified-vespasian)

Feared by Vespasian during Claudius's reign; her influence over Nero caused him to retire from public life.

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