Livilla
sister of the Roman emperor Claudius and daughter-in-law of emperor Tiberius
Claudia Livia (Classical Latin: CLAVDIA•LIVIA;[1] c. 13 BC – AD 31) was the only daughter of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia Minor and sister of the Roman Emperor Claudius and general Germanicus. She was the paternal aunt of the emperor Caligula and maternal great-aunt of emperor Nero, as well as the niece and daughter-in-law of Tiberius.
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Born | 13 BC Lugdunum, Gaul |
Died | AD 31 (aged c. 43) |
Spouse | Gaius Caesar Drusus Julius Caesar |
Issue | Julia Livia Tiberius Julius Caesar Nero Gemellus Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus II Gemellus |
Dynasty | Julio-Claudian |
Father | Nero Claudius Drusus |
Mother | Antonia Minor |
She was named after her grandmother, Augustus' wife Livia Drusilla. She was known by her family nickname Livilla ("little Livia").[2]
References
change- ↑ Nuorluoto, Tuomo (July 9, 2021). "The Nomenclature of (Claudia) Livia, "Livilla"". Arctos – Acta Philologica Fennica. 54.
- ↑ Varner, Eric R. (2004-01-01). Monumenta Graeca et Romana: Mutilation and Transformation; Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portraiture. Leiden: Brill. p. 93. ISBN 9004135774.