Livia Drusilla part 3

Welcome to our final episode on the one and only Livia Drusilla (Diva Augusta if you're nasty). In this episode, we are going to travel with Livia through the rest of her life. We'll see her reach her highest ambitions and witness her reputation take a fall too.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Introduction and Banter

00:49 Queen's Podcast Award Season

03:24 Livia Drusilla's Ambitions

05:16 Tiberius and Julia's Turbulent Marriage

11:53 The Heir Crisis and Exiles

19:09 Augustus' Final Days and Rumors

21:25 Augustus' Death and Livia's Strategy

22:47 Livia's Role in the Transition of Power

24:24 Augustus' Will and Livia's Inheritance

27:32 Livia's Influence During Tiberius' Reign

29:19 The Death of Germanicus and Its Aftermath

35:50 Livia's Final Years and Legacy

Some sources:

• https://martinifisher.com/2023/10/25/the-death-of-drusus-beloved-brother/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livia 

• https://powerinplaceproject.com/news/2023/8/7/livia-empress-of-rome 

• https://femminaclassica.com/agrippina-the-elder-the-woman-who-would-be-empress/

• https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ogwJBdwBtAnw2WpB9EKIm 

• https://www.theotherhalfpodcast.co.uk/the-other-half-podcast//17-livia-drusilla-5-julia-augusta