Livia Drusilla the First Empress of the Roman Empire

Livia Drusilla was the third wife of Augustus Caesar, and the first Empress of the Roman Empire. She lived with Augustus in a house on Palatine Hill, and she was known as Romana princips, kind of like the first lady of Rome. She was supportive of her husband, of course, but mostly, she was concerned with getting one of her sons on the throne as the next emperor. She was the mother of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, and the grandmother of Emperor Claudius. Many people both inside and outside the Imperial court thought that Livia had a pretty significant influence on the decisions of her husband, since he respected her opinion, and she was believed to be a generous woman who encouraged Augustus to be merciful. Not everyone in the court saw her in such a positive light though, and thought of her more as a ruthless schemer. — SUPPORT US VIA OUR PATREON— https://www.patreon.com/join/whencyclopedia — BUY OUR MERCH — https://www.worldhistory.store​/​ — CHAPTERS — 0:00​ Introduction 1:07 Livia's Early Life and Marriage 3:23 Life and Family of Livia Drusilla 7:09 Livia Drusilla's Last Years 8:45 Outro — WANT TO KNOW MORE? — Livia Drusilla https://www.worldhistory.org/Livia_Drusilla/ Augustus https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/ Tiberius https://www.worldhistory.org/Tiberius/ Roman Empire https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Empire/ Claudius https://www.worldhistory.org/claudius/ — WATCH NEXT — History of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty of the Roman Empire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE7l5GL8KcI The Lives of Ancient Roman Women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H0XArjGpkE The Roman Epic Poem The Aeneid: Introduction and Summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2dcqDjxl_c The Roman Goddess Vesta and her Vestal Virgins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TgHyk7h6-o — ATTRIBUTIONS — You can find all attribution and credits for images, animations, graphics and music here - https://worldhistory.typehut.com/livia-drusilla-the-first-empress-of-the-roman-empire-images-and-attributions-10741 The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on: https://www.ancientlyre.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A — THUMBNAIL IMAGE — https://flickr.com/photos/carolemage/15457299045/in/photolist-pxUGtX-e15tLX-9KrJzs-e15uya-qUh95D-e1b6ky-e15sB4-e1beds-zusP22-oW6DSq-eLMuX6-e15wPF-e15zCD-ywH8oH-9KoUMe-ojt8ZJ-byAgqP-ywyShC-ojCuoj-ERDV6L-9Hj5Gc-9Jtw5d-o3buYH-kNb1Ck-zc3RpH-ojo93M-o3bdbf-y6AKH8-y5Vsgr-x93rTr-kJgsNk-kMXbWG-y5Vor2-y53htQ-y3AVAC-x93oPv-xNjBid-kJgufZ-nrQjHJ-zrhtgy-y6ALFR-xNq3K6-ywz1Wm-zc5JqT-x93xWZ-ojMhc7-xNijqu-xNirEu-xNpY4T-21UA1i5 Carole Raddato CC BY SA 2.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ https://flickr.com/photos/carolemage/12990788884/in/photolist-e1b6ky-e15sB4-e1beds-zusP22-oW6DSq-eLMuX6-e15wPF-e15zCD-ywH8oH-9KoUMe-ojt8ZJ-byAgqP-ywyShC-ojCuoj-ERDV6L-9Hj5Gc-9Jtw5d-o3buYH-kNb1Ck-zc3RpH-ojo93M-o3bdbf-y6AKH8-y5Vsgr-x93rTr-kJgsNk-kMXbWG-y5Vor2-y53htQ-y3AVAC-x93oPv-xNjBid-kJgufZ-nrQjHJ-zrhtgy-y6ALFR-xNq3K6-ywz1Wm-zc5JqT-x93xWZ-ojMhc7-xNijqu-xNirEu-xNpY4T-21UA1i5-2g6HAo5-zswrHf-q3kDpm-9HiQXc-2krevRQ Carole Raddato CC BY SA 2.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ World History Encyclopedia www.worldhistory.org #liviadrusilla #romanempire #romanempress