Matidia Niece of Trajan Mother-in-law of Hadrian (68-119AD) Matidia was the daughter of Ulpia Marciana (older sister of Trajan) and C. Salonius Matidius Patriunus. Her father died in 78 AD and her mother became a devoted supporter of her brother, Emperor Trajan. She was given the rank of Augusta, which she shared with Trajan’s wife […]

Domitian Emperor, 81 – 96 AD Born 51 – Died 96 AD, Age 45 Titus Flavius Domitianus was born in Rome on October 24, 51 AD, the son of Titus Flavius Vespasianus and Flavia Domitilla. He was the younger brother of Titus. During the reigns of his father and brother, Domitian was kept very much in the […]

Titus Emperor, 79 – 81 AD Born 41 – Died 81 AD, Age 40 Titus Flavius Vespasianus Junior was the elder son of Vespasian and Flavia Domitilla. Titus was born in Rome on December 30th, 39 AD. Vespasian had served under Claudius in his conquest of Britain with distinction and honor. His reward was to allow his son Titus […]

Servius Sulpicius Galba  68 – 69 AD Born 3 BC – died 69 AD, age 72 Servius Sulpicius Galba was born in 3 BC. He had served Rome as a very able and well-respected administrator. He had been appointed a governor of Hispania in 60 AD under Nero (54-68AD). There was a civil war after […]

Agrippina Junior Sister of Caligula Agrippina Jr. was born in 16 AD, the eldest daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina Senior. She was first married to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, a member of the noble Republican family of Ahenobarbus, and together they had a son, the future Emperor Nero. Her husband died when Nero was only three years old. In 39 AD, Agrippina was banished […]

Valeria Messalina Infamous wife of Claudius Valeria Messalina was the third wife of Claudius (41-54AD) in 38 AD. Messalina was only 18 years old at the time of her marriage to Claudius when he was 50. She bore Claudius two children, Tiberius Claudius Germanicus, later called Britannicus following his father’s conquest of Britain, and Octavia, betrothed […]

Claudius Emperor 41 – 54 AD Born 10 BC – Died 54 AD, age 64 Tiberius Claudius Drusus was the younger son of Nero Claudius Drusus (son of Livia) and Antonia, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia. Claudius was born at Lugdunum, Gaul (Lyons, France), on August 1st, 10 BC. Claudius was the first emperor to be born outside of Italy, although […]

Gaius (Caligula) Emperor 37 – 41 AD Born 12 AD – Died 41 AD, age 29 Gaius Caesar Germanicus (Caligula) was the youngest son of Germanicus and Agrippina Senior and was born at Antium in 12 AD (modern Anzio), some 25 miles south of Rome. the historian Suetonius tells us that he was a tall, […]

Vipsania Agrippina Senior Daughter of Agrippa & Julia Granddaughter of Augustus Wife of Germanicus Mother of Caligula Born 15 BC Died 19 AD Agrippina was born in 15 BC, the daughter of Marcus Agrippa and Julia, who was, in turn, the daughter of Augustus. Agrippina was married to Germanicus around 8 AD. She accompanied her […]

Germanicus 15 BC – 19 AD Grandson of Marc Antony Son of Antonia Brother of Emperor Claudius Father of Emperor Caligula Germanicus was the elder son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia, representing the first potential heir from the combined Julio-Claudian bloodline. Germanicus was born in 15 BC and was adopted by Tiberius in 4 AD when Augustus adopted him as his ultimate heir. Germanicus possessed all […]