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Biography of Julia the Younger

Julia the Younger was born in 19 BC in the family of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, a friend and associate of Octavian, and Julia, the daughter of Octavian. Although the exact place of Julia's birth is unknown, Agrippa served as the ruler of Gaul from 20 to 18 BC. Despite not being Julia's biological daughter, she was given the name Vipsania Julia Agrippina. However, Julia was raised by Octavian's family, especially after the death of her father in 12 BC. Contemporary sources mostly refer to her as Julia the Younger.

In the same year, Julia's mother married Tiberius, Octavian's adopted son. Her brothers, Gaius and Lucius, were also adopted by the emperor. However, Julia herself was never officially adopted by either Augustus or Tiberius, although she lived in Tiberius' household. In 5 or 6 BC, Augustus arranged her marriage to the patrician Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, who served as consul for one year. Julia and Lucius were distant relatives, both being descendants of Scribonia. Lucius' mother, Cornelia Scipio, was Scribonia's daughter from her second marriage.

The couple had two children. A daughter named Aemilia Lepida was born in 4 or 3 BC, followed by a son named Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor in 6 BC. According to Suetonius, the couple lived in a large mansion specifically built by Julia outside the city. However, Augustus, who disliked large spaces, ordered the destruction of the house.

In 8 AD, Julia was accused of adultery with the senator Decimus Junius Silanus. In Rome, marital infidelity was not considered a terrible crime, and the maximum punishment Julia could face was divorce. However, considering her mother's behavior and Augustus' state of mind, Julia was exiled to the Tremiti archipelago, located in the Adriatic Sea, north of Cape Gargano. In the same year, she gave birth to a son, but Augustus ordered him to be killed. Silanus voluntarily joined her in exile. After Augustus' death, Tiberius allowed him to return to Rome.

Julia, on the other hand, continued to remain on the island during the reign of Tiberius. By that time, almost all of Agrippa's descendants from Julia the Elder had been destroyed due to the intrigues of Livia, who cleared the way for Tiberius, her son from her first marriage, to become emperor. However, the surviving relatives (sister, nephews) did not forget Julia and provided her with financial support. In 28 AD, Julia died on the Tremiti islands.