Claudia Augusta

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Claudia Augusta
Augusta
CLAVDIA
Statue believed to possibly depict an older idealized Claudia.
Born
Claudia
CitizenshipRoman
EraNeronian
Known forDaughter of Roman emperor Nero
Parents
  • Nero (father)
  • Poppaea Sabina (mother)
FamilyJulio-Claudian
HonoursAugusta

Claudia Augusta (

Augusta by Nero. She was born in Antium on 21 January 63 and later died five months after,[2]
of an unknown illness.

Her father, the Roman Emperor Nero

Nero and Poppaea Sabina mourned her death and Claudia was declared a goddess. Gold statues were placed in temples and circus games were held in Claudia's honor while a shrine and a priest were dedicated to her shortly afterward.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Claudia Augusta
16.
Octavia Minor
2. Nero
20. Nero Claudius Drusus
10. Germanicus
21. Antonia Minor
5. Agrippina the Younger
22. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
11. Agrippina the Elder
23. Julia the Elder
1. Claudia Augusta
6. Titus Ollius
3. Poppaea Sabina the Younger
14. Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus
7. Poppaea Sabina the Elder

See also

References

  1. ^ "Claudia Neronis".
  2. ^ Tacitus' Annals XV chapter 23
  • E. Groag, A. Stein, L. Petersen – e.a. (edd.), Prosopographia Imperii Romani saeculi I, II et III, Berlin, 1933 – . (PIR2)

External links

  • A Roman coin of Claudia Augusta can be seen at [1]