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Agrippina: Mother of Nero (Roman Imperial Biographies) 1st Edition

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In this dynamic new biography - the first on Agrippina in English - Professor Barrett uses the latest archaeological, numismatic and historical evidence to provide a close and detailed study of her life and career. He shows how Agrippina's political contribution to her time seems in fact to have been positive, and that when she is judged by her achievements she demands admiration. Revealing the true figure behind the propaganda and the political machinations of which she was capable, he assesses the impact of her marriage to the emperor Claudius, on the country and her family. Finally, he exposed her one real failing - her relationship with her son, the monster of her own making to whom, in horrific and violent circumstances, she would eventually fall victim.

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'The most valuable part of the book is the inventory of source material at the end where not only the more familiar literary evidence is catalogued but the coins, statues and inscriptions featuring Agrippina.' - Miriam Griffin, History Today

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Anthony Barrett is Professor of Classics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He studied at the Universities of Oxford, Durham and Toronto and has written extensively in the field of classical antiquity.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (June 5, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 348 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0713468548
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0713468540
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 16 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.81 x 9.21 inches

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Kya

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Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2012

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Great read. Fantastic story. Wow, what struggles for power and domination in a tight knit family. What a corrupt political and economic system obtained in Rome

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P. Wetmore

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Well researched and enlightening

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whyme

Wonderful, though small font makes reading difficult

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I started this book, and it seems to be well written and fascinating. However, I'm putting it aside for now as the font is too small for me to read, unfortunately.

Update: I gave in and just place the book in good light and tough it out--and it's worth it. Wonderfully written, authoritative, every story seems a capsule for a great full-length book or movie. If only we had more information on these characters! But Barrett does a wonderful job of bringing the period to life. He seems to try to give fair assessments of ancient records, leaving us to draw our own conclusions. Also he just makes it fun to read. I love his sense of humor. I'm not a scholar, just a reader interested in ancient history.

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Richard

A rare and fascinating commodity, Agrippina.

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2000

Antony Barrett, as a historian and biographer, accomplishes more in this work than providing a persuasive case as to why Agrippina the Younger has been misjudged and requires rehabilitation. One of the additional values of this biography of Agrippina, is the appreciation that the reader obtains as to the reality of maintaining ongoing political balance between the elite who comprised the executive and legislative branches of Roman government. Agrippina, as a daughter, sister, niece, wife and mother, was a lifelong protagonist in this politic, playing for personal survival or Julio-Claudian family pre-eminence and dynastic continuation. The end of the Republican political compromise is thrown into relief by Antony Barrett's focus on the diplomatic balance that Agrippina rationally maintained, and the political chaos which preceded, punctuated and followed her life is better explained by our understanding of her work methods in various political partnerships. Agrippina was, and remains, a rare and fascinating commodity.

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Richard J. Bair

Great story presented with too many details about other unrelated characters.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015

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Agrippina is one of my favorite characters in ancient history. There are really no other stories like this. The problem with this book is the way it is written. Page after page, the author strays into information about hundreds of other Romans, many who had not relationship with Agrippina. I found myself skipping those pages and jumping ahead to paragraphs about her.

I understand how this might have happened as much of the information about Agrippina was destroyed during her final years with Nero and after her death. Nero was apparently fearful that the popular daughter of Germanicus could help to turn the public against him. But even the murder of Agrippina by her own son turned out to be a remarkable event in history. Quite possibly, the story of Agrippina and her family is unmatched anywhere in history......... a direct decendent of Augustus, daughter of the beloved Germanicus, mother of the Emperor Caligula, wife of the Emperor Claudius, and finally, mother of the deranged Emporer Nero.

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Ken Jensen

Great biography of Agrippina, mother of Nero

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014

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An interesting biography of Agrippina, and a story every person with interest in ancient Rome should read. This book is probably mostly for academics, but is not bad at all if you are just into history. How could it not be interesting, Agrippina was the mother of emperor Nero, that later ordered her killed. Everything in between Neros birth and death is deeply fascinating, dramatized and colored to the extreme by the historians of that time. Anthony A. Barrett is much closer to the truth, mildly put.

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Kimberly

Cover was not as expected.

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2013

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The cover was not as picture shows. It looks like a generic copy or classroom version, plain light blue with tiny lettering.

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Lauralee

Good Biography on Agrippina!

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2017

Agrippina has been one of the most maligned and powerful women in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. She was the great-granddaughter of Augustus, the great-niece of Tiberius, sister of Caligula, niece and wife of Claudius, and mother of Nero. Because of her family connections, it is no wonder why she has been viewed as both immensely powerful and disliked. In this biography of Agrippina, she is portrayed as a politically adept and shrewd woman. She was a proud woman and a political ally to her husband, Claudius. Her only real flaw, Mr. Barrett argues, was having Nero for a son, for he would bring about her downfall.

Agrippina was the daughter of Agrippina the Younger and Germanicus. When she was a teenager, she married Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, with whom she bore a son, Nero. When Caligula became emperor, she and her sisters were granted the honor of Vestal Virgins. However, despite Agrippina’s status, she was later accused, along with her lover Lepidus and her sister Livilla, for plotting to kill Caligula. Agrippina and Livilla vanished into hiding.

After Caligula’s death, Agrippina’s exile ended. She married Passenius, a wealthy and powerful man. After his death, she became the last wife of her uncle, Claudius. As his wife, she became Claudius’s political partner. She was given the honorary title of Augusta. Claudius even named a Roman colony after Agrippina. She even influenced Claudius to adopt Nero and choose him over his own son Britannicus as his successor. She persuaded Nero to marry Claudius's daughter, Octavia. This made Nero’s status as heir secure. The only obstacle in her way for Nero to become Emperor was Claudius himself.

It was said that Agrippina may have poisoned Claudius with a deadly mushroom, but this is not proven. He may have died of natural causes. However, she quickly installed Nero as emperor, in case Britannicus made his claim to the throne. By having her son as emperor, Agrippina was the most powerful woman in the Roman empire. Her relationship with her eventually deteriorated. Nero, Mr. Barrett states, was a vain man and never liked to be criticized. Agrippina criticized him and never made him forget that she made him Emperor. She became a burden to her son that he later had murdered.

Overall, this was a very sympathetic biography of Agrippina. Instead of her being portrayed as the monster she has been described in ancient sources, she was a wise woman. Mr. Barrett does show the negative aspects of her character. In the biography, she can be seen as a proud and power-hungry woman. She always wants to be admired for her political achievements. She can be a domineering mother to Nero, which brought about her downfall. Still, she was a determined and tactful Empress. Agrippina: Mother of Nero read like a soap opera and it proves that the truth is often more fascinating than fiction. The biography can be a bit hard to follow and is dry at times. Still, there is enough political intrigue, drama, and backstabbing that it fascinates the reader. Mr. Barrett proves to us that Agrippina is a misunderstood historical figure who does not deserve the hatred that history has passed down to us.

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