Livia Drusilla (58 BCE - 29 CE) was the third wife of emperor Augustus of Rome, mother of emperor Tiberius, and grandmother of emperor Claudius. She was one of the great women in history who achieved prominence living in the shadow of a strong leader, serving silently as his advisor and confidant. Supportive of her husband's reform policies, as well as turning a blind eye to his infidelities, she served the empire as a symbol of the loyal Roman wife, yet behind the scenes at the imperial court, she spent much of her adult life ensuring her son's future as heir to Augustus's throne whether he wanted it or not.
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58 BCE - 29 CELife of Livia Drusilla, Augustus' third wife.
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37 BCEJulia Drusilla marries Augustus.
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12 BCETiberius marries Julia.
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6 BCETiberius' begins self-exile on Rhodes.
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2 CETiberius returns to Rome from self-exile.
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4 CETiberius is adopted by Augustus.
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19 Aug 14 CEAugustus dies at Nola of natural causes.
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26 CESelf-imposed exile to Capri of Tiberius.
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29 CEDeath of Livia Drusilla, Tiberius' mother.
