On the 6th of April, AD15 Agrippina II was born in Germany to parents Agrippina I and popular military commander, Germanicus. Agrippina was born into an imperial dynasty of Rome with a strong lineage to the prominent Emperors and women in the time period.

Agrippina was the daughter of a major amalgamation of imperial power. Agrippina I, her mother, was the daughter of Julia and Agrippa. Julia was the daughter of the divine Augustus and Agrippa had been a solid military and political influence. Her father, Germanicus was the son of Antonia I and Drusus, son of Livia, second wife to Augustus. Agrippina. This proud lineage provided Agrippina with a strong and valid link to all five of the Julio-Claudian emperors. Her link to the emperors would have validated in her mind the corrupt nature of Roman politics and the possibility of power in her life. She was...