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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.
Messalina Valeria was the 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.
Mar 2, 2023 · One of the greatest villains of the Roman Empire is the empress Messalina. The third wife of the emperor Claudius, she is remembered today as the most promiscuous woman in Rome, the nymphomaniac...
Short Summary. Valeria Messalina rose to power through her family ties and marriage to Emperor Claudius. Her scandalous behavior, political intrigue, and secret marriage resulted in her downfall. Ancient sources should be critically evaluated for biases when reevaluating Messalina’s legacy as a protective mother who was a victim of her time.
Jun 2, 2023 · Messalina was an empress of the Roman empire and the third wife of the emperor Claudius, ruling between 41 and 48 AD.
Jul 16, 2013 · In 38 CE (dates vary) Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus —known to history as Claudius— married his second cousin, Valeria Messalina. This was not a marriage made in heaven; some even claim she only married him to align herself with one of the most powerful families in the empire .
Young, attractive, clever, and self-interested, Valeria Messalina found herself near the center of political power in Rome during the 1st century ce. She exploited every possibility to maintain her position, earning in the process a reputation for being cruel, manipulative, and sexually voracious.
May 7, 2023 · In the 19th century, the official medical term for a nymphomaniac was a “Messalina”. It was the same story for Baudelaire, the Marquise de Sade and EM Delafield. What about fiction? Honor...
May 10, 2023 · In this episode of The Ancients, host Tristan Hughes speaks with historian Honor Cargill-Martin about the notorious Empress Messalina, third wife of Emperor ...
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.
