. cted that the victim sacri- LIVIA 495heed to the harvest god, whether a human beingor an animal or a dummy figure, would repre-sent for the time being the corn-deity himself. Livia. 1. Sister of M. Livius Drusus, thecelebrated tribune, 91, was married first toM. Porcius Cato, by whom she had Cato Uti-censis, and subsequently to Q. Servilius Caepio,by whom she had a daughter, Servilia, themother of M. Brutus, who killed Caesar.— Drusilla, the daughter of Livius DrususClaudianus [Dhusus, No. 3], was married firstto Tib. C
. cted that the victim sacri- LIVIA 495heed to the harvest god, whether a human beingor an animal or a dummy figure, would repre-sent for the time being the corn-deity himself. Livia. 1. Sister of M. Livius Drusus, thecelebrated tribune, 91, was married first toM. Porcius Cato, by whom she had Cato Uti-censis, and subsequently to Q. Servilius Caepio,by whom she had a daughter, Servilia, themother of M. Brutus, who killed Caesar.— Drusilla, the daughter of Livius DrususClaudianus [Dhusus, No. 3], was married firstto Tib. Claudius Nero: and afterwards toAugustus, who compelled her husband todivorce her, 38. She had already borneher husband one son, the future emperorTiberius, and at the time of her marriage withAugustus was six months pregnant withanother, who subsequently received the nameof Drusus^, She never had any children byAugustus, Dut she retained his affection till hisdeath. It was generally believed that she causedC. Caesar and L. Caesar, the two grandsons of. Augustus, to be poisoned, in order to . thesuccession of her own children, though noevidence against her was alleged except thattheir death was convenient for her schemes(Tac. Ann. i. 3, 10; Veil. Pat. ii. 101, 102 ; DioCass. Iv. 11). If she was unscrupulous in thepursuit of her objects, she deserves credit forcouncils ci clemency both to Augustus andTiberius (Dio Cass. lvi. 47, lviii. 2 ; Veil. 130). On the accession of her son Tiberiusto the throne, she at first attempted to obtainan equal share in the government; but this thejealous temper of Tiberius woulrl not commanded her to retire altogether frompublic affairs, and soon displayed even hatredtowards her. When she was on her death bedhe refused to visit her. She died in 29, atthe age of 82 or 86. Tiberius took no part inthe funeral rites, and forbade her consecration,which had been proposed by the senate, butwas not carried out till the r
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