Welcome to the History Chicks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

And here's your 30-second summary.

She was the daughter of a military leader, the sister of an emperor, the wife and niece of another emperor,

the mother of yet another emperor, and the star of an epic tale of murder, intrigue,

and the female teacher of the family.

Welcome to the show.

Today we're going to talk about Agropina the Younger.

And this show is dedicated to Bill Rainey.

Thanks Bill. This is for you.

Julia Agropina was born on November 6, 15 AD, in what is now modern day Cologne, Germany.

She's a fourth-living child in the first daughter of Germanicus and Agropina the Elder.

Before we even get into this, and since an interesting place in history is nearly impossible,

unless you are some kind of classic scholar, let me give you this.

The last time we saw the Romans, that is to say the last time we saw them here,

they crossed our paths on this show, was the last years of Cleopatra's life.

So first we got probably the most recognizable name, Julius Caesar,

and then we ended with Mark Anthony, who died with her, Cleopatra, in the year 30 BC.

So Agropina was born 45 years after that happened, but wait, there is a king of player in Cleopatra's downfall,

who also appears in this story, so we've got a little continuity here.

So I don't know if you remember, Cleopatra's and Mark Anthony's enemy, Octavian,

whose plan to exhibit her in a parade, super embarrassing,

back in Rome, led Cleopatra to suicide, but surprise history also knows Octavian as Augustus,

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