Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32) Agrippina later married her widowed uncle Claudius. Lucius was adopted by the elderly Claudius as "Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus". When Claudius died on October 13, 54, Nero succeeded him as "Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus". Nero exalted Domitius’ memory and the Roman Senate arranged for the construction of his statue in 55. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32) Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (11 December (? ca. 2 BC) – January 41 AD) was a close relative of the five Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Domitius was the only son of Antonia Major (niece of the emperor Augustus and daughter of
Agrippina the Younger her younger sisters Julia Drusilla and Julia Livilla received various honours from their brother, which included but were not limited to: Around the time that Tiberius died, Agrippina had become pregnant. Domitius had acknowledged the paternity of the child. In the early morning hours in Antium of December 15, Agrippina gave birth to a son. Agrippina and Domitius named their son Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, after the Domitius' recently deceased father. This child would grow up to become the Emperor Nero. Nero was Agrippina's only natural child. Suetonius states that Domitius was congratulated by friends on the birth of his son,