Claudia Augusta

Claudia Augusta (Classical Latin: [ˈklawdɪa]; January 63 – April 63) was the only daughter of the Roman Emperor Nero by his second wife Roman Empress Poppaea Sabina. She was born in Antium (Anzio) on 21 January 63.

Nero honored Claudia and her mother with the title of Augusta. Gold statues were placed in temples and circus games were held in Claudia's honor. She died three months after her birth of illness. Nero and Poppaea Sabina mourned her death and Claudia was declared a goddess. A shrine and a priest were dedicated to her shortly afterward.

Ancestry

Family of Claudia Augusta

16. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus               8. Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus                       17. Aemilia Lepida               4. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus                             18. Mark Antony               9. Antonia Major                       19. 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

• Julio-Claudian family tree

References

• 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]