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chapter: VALERIA MESSALINA, daughter of M. Valerius Messala Barbatus and of Domitia Lepida, was the third wife of the Emperor Claudius I. She married Claudius, to whom she was previously related, before his accession to the empire. Her character is drawn in the darkest colours by the almost contemporary pencils of Tacitus and the elder Pliny.
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Her downfall, according to Tacitus (who wasn't born at the time), was precipitated by her bigamous wedding to a handsome senator in a Bacchanalian orgy while her husband, the emperor Claudius,.
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Valeria Messalina, Emperer Claudius. Messalina in a coin minted in Crete, c. AD 42. aleria Messalina born ca. 17/20 Died 48 ), sometimes spelled "Messallina," was the third wife of the Emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of the later Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus.
Valeria Messalina with her son Britannicus Paris, Louvre Museum.
When Claudius met the young, nubile Messalina, he was actually already married. He must have been truly smitten by the girl though, because he promptly divorced his wife for seemingly no other reason than to be with Messalina. And if you think those man-eating ways stopped once Messalina had an engagement ring, well, read on. Shutterstock 4.
Cameo “Claudius and Messalina on a chariot”. Paris, National Library of
Valeria Messalina ( Latin: [waˈlɛria mɛssaːˈliːna]; c. 17/20-48) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus.
BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial, I, Claudius, Messalina
Gaius Silius (c. AD 13 - 48) was a Roman senator who was nominated as consul designate for 49 AD, but was executed by the emperor Claudius for his affair with the empress Valeria Messalina . Biography The son of Gaius Silius, Silius was described by the ancient sources as an intelligent, noble and attractive man. [1]
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Claudius and Messalina A cameo, made around A.D. 45, shows the imperial couple on a chariot sowing abundance across the empire. Erich Lessing/Album Valeria Messalina was at most 18 in A.D. 38.
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ILS 9339, line 6, shows Pompeius still bearing the cognomen 'Magnus', and appointed to a priesthood in 40, so his eclipse can only have lasted a few months); it could have been at the same time as Claudius' marriage to Messalina, but modern opinion is unanimous that it happened in 41, immediately before the marriage.
Episode 13 Claudius and Messalina The Partial Historians
This man was Claudius, uncle of the emperor. Claudius' main assets were his membership in the royal family and his good standing with Caligula, who allowed him to participate in the administration of the empire.
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Britannicus (41-55 CE) was the second child and only son born to the Roman emperor Claudius (r. 41-54 CE) and Valeria Messalina (c. 20-48 CE). Seen as a threat by Claudius' fourth wife, Agrippina the Younger (15-59 CE), and her son, the future Nero (r. 54-68 CE), Britannicus was poisoned the night before his 14th birthday. Early Childhood. Born on 12 February 41 CE, he was originally named.
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Messalina is most famous for her sexual immorality. Suetonius and Tacitus record that she had many lovers behind her husband's back. Indeed these sexual intrigues were her undoing. Messalina reputedly fell so in love with the consul elect, Silius, that she reputedly divorced Claudius without his knowledge and married her lover. But Claudius.
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The Stories Explore the story Messalina was the Emperor Claudius' third wife. By the time our narrative starts, she and Claudius have two children, Octavia and Britannicus, aged about six and five respectively.
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The known history of Messalina really starts in 38 AD when she married the future emperor of the Roman Empire, Tiberius Claudius. Their family roots made them cousins, and their marriage was more due to their families' interests for the empire than directed by love. Was Messalina a Murderess?
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Messalina was an empress of the Roman empire and the third wife of the emperor Claudius, ruling between 41 and 48 AD.
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Messalina Valeria (born before ad 20—died 48) third wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, notorious for licentious behaviour and instigating murderous court intrigues. The great-granddaughter of Augustus's sister, Octavia, on both her father's and mother's sides, she was married to Claudius before he became emperor (39 or 40).