Livia Drusilla Pin

Livia Drusilla is in a lot of ways, the archetype of the Disney Villain evil stepmother trope. She is maligned time and time again, by the ancient sources (who, to be fair, seemed to hate every powerful woman that cropped up in the Julio-Claudian Dynasty) and in modern media, particularly Robert Graves novel and the 1970's mini series I, Claudius. (Its ok though, she has the best lines). These archaic interpretations aside, Livia has such an interesting life, here are some facts: - She was born into a wealthy family and, as was expected of all young Roman Patrician women, was married in her mid teens to a man of her fathers choice. - The men in her family and her first husband weren't the most politically savvy. As a result, Liv...