Roman empress (c.AD 17/20–48); 3rd wife of Claudius
For other uses, see Messalina (disambiguation).
Valeria Messalina
Statue of Messalina holding her son Britannicus, at the Louvre, ca 45 CE[1][2]
Roman empress
Tenure
24 January 41 – 48
Born
25 January AD 17 or 20 Rome, Italy
Died
48 (aged 28 or 31) Gardens of Lucullus, Rome, Italy
Spouse
Claudius
Issue
Claudia Octavia Britannicus
Father
Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus (consul 20)
Mother
Domitia Lepida
Valeria Messalina (Latin:[waˈlɛriamɛssaːˈliːna]; 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. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity, she allegedly conspired against her husband and was executed on the discovery of the plot. Her notorious reputation probably resulted from political bias, but works of art and literature have perpetuated it into modern times.
Most recent book about Messalina was published 2023, written by Honor Cargill Martin [1]
^Susan Wood, "Messalina, wife of Claudius: propaganda successes and failures of his reign", Journal of Roman Archaeology, Volume 5, 1992, p. 334, suggests that the group was preserved from the destruction following her damnatio memoriae by a supporter who kept it in his home.
^Eric R. Varner, Mutilation and Transformation, Damnatio Memoriae and Roman Imperial Portraiture, Leiden, Brill, 2004., p. 96, writes that the group was warehoused after her damnatio memoria.
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