Julia Agrippina was a power-hungry Roman empress – power-hungry even by Roman standards – who is said to have poisoned her husband (who also happened to be her uncle) to ensure her only son's succession to the throne.

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Humans have always committed crimes. What can we learn from the criminals and crimes of the past, and have humans gotten better or worse over time?

Criminalia

Julia Agrippina is said to have poisoned her husband (who also happened to be her uncle) to ensure her only son's succession to the throne.

Julia Agrippina: Mother to Nero and Ambitious Broad

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