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Livia
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Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julia gens in AD 14.
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Livia was a female politician in Ancient Rome, born in Rome in either 59 BCE or 58 BCE. She was the daughter of Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus and Alfidia, and the sister of Marcus Livius Drusus Libo. A member of the Livia gens and the Julia gens, she was associated with the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the Julii Caesares. She spoke Latin and held the agnomen Augusta.
Livia was married to both Tiberius Claudius Nero and Augustus. She was the mother of Tiberius and Nero Claudius Drusus. She died in Rome on September 28, 29 CE, and was buried in the Mausoleum of Augustus. Her life is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Royalty.name
- Livia Drusilla
- Royalty.title
- Julia Augusta
- Royalty.image
- File:(Toulouse) Livie Musée Saint-Raymond Ra 340.jpg
- Royalty.alt
- Marble bust of Livia
- Royalty.succession
- Roman empress
- Royalty.reign
- 16 January 27 BC
- Royalty.consort
- yes
- Royalty.birth_date
- 30 January 59 BC
- Royalty.birth_place
- Rome, Italy, Roman Republic
- Royalty.death_date
- AD 29 (aged 87)
- Royalty.death_place
- Rome, Italy, Roman Empire
- Royalty.burial_place
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- Royalty.dynasty
- Julio-Claudian
- Royalty.father
- Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus
- Royalty.mother
- Alfidia
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Spouse
- Augustus
- Child
- Nero Claudius Drusus
- Mother
- Alfidia
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Family
- Julii Caesares
- Noble title
- Augusta
- Image
- Retrat de Lívia.jpg
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- date of death
- 0029-09-28
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- place of burial
- Mausoleum of Augustus
- gens
- Julia gens
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- Category:Livia
- agnomen
- Augusta
- relative
- Julia the Elder
- name in native language
- Julia Augusta
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Birth and first marriage to Tiberius Claudius Nero
- Wife to Augustus
- Reign of Tiberius
- Death and aftermath
- Personality
- Legacy
- In literature and popular culture
- In ancient literature
- In modern literature
- On television and film
- Descendants
- See also
- Notes
- Further reading
- External links
Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julia gens in AD 14.
Livia was the daughter of senator Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus and his wife Alfidia. She married Tiberius Claudius Nero around 43 BC, and they had two sons, Tiberius and Drusus. In 38 BC, she divorced Tiberius Claudius Nero and married the political leader Octavian. The Senate granted Octavian the title Augustus in 27 BC, effectively making him emperor. In her role as Roman empress, Livia served as an influential confidant to her husband; the emperor allowed her to participate in confidential affairs, dilemmas, and discussions about important figures, seeking her opinion, and she had a significant influence on him. Livia also used her influence cunningly, creating a network of supporters, meeting with high-ranking individuals, affecting the promotion of officials, and making them indebted to her. At the same time, by garnering the support of allies—and even enemies—through collecting and presenting evidence of their crimes, she pursued a shrewd political strategy that could compel people to comply with her wishes. She was rumoured to have been responsible for the deaths of several of Augustus's relatives, including his grandson Agrippa Postumus.
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