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Statilia Messalina (c. AD 35 – after 68) was a Roman patrician [citation needed] woman, a Roman Empress and third wife to Roman Emperor Nero .
Apr 11, 2023 · 11 April 2023. Statilia Messalina, third wife of Nero. Zdjęcie: TimeTravelRome | Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Statilia Messalina was the third and last wife of Emperor Nero. We know very little about her person. History did not tell us the exact date of her birth or death.
Wealthy and intelligent, Statilia Messalina was the third wife of Nero. Surviving his death in 68 ce, she intended to marry Marcus Salvius Otho (32–69 ce), second husband of Poppaea Sabina (d. 65), the following year, but was prevented by his defeat at Bedriacum and subsequent suicide.
Statilia T. f. T. n. Messalina, probably the daughter or niece of the consul Corvinus, her first husband was Marcus Julius Vestinus Atticus, consul in AD 65, whose destruction Nero wrought because not because of any wrongdoing, but because Atticus was too astute to be deceived by the emperor.
Statilia Messalina, the third wife of Nero, survived his death in 68 CE but was prevented from marrying Marcus Salvius Otho the following year due to his defeat at Bedriacum and subsequent suicide.
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Dec 6, 2014 · Statilia Messalina (ca. 35 - after 68) was a Roman patrician woman, a Roman Empress and third wife to Roman Emperor Nero (from 66 to 68). The ancient sources say little of her family; however, Suetonius states that she was a great-great-granddaughter of Titus Statilius Taurus, a Roman General who won a triumph and was twice consul.
Statilia Messalina, Wife of Nero, from set of Roman Emperors and Empresses. Date. 16th-17th century. Object Type. Print. Medium. Engraving. Dimensions. Image: 344 x 241 mm (13 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
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