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Poppaea Sabina (30 AD – 65 AD), also known as Ollia, was a Roman empress as the second wife of the emperor Nero. She had also been wife to the future emperor Otho. The historians of antiquity describe her as a beautiful woman who used intrigues to become empress.
Feb 28, 2024 · Poppaea Sabina (30-65 CE) was the wife of Praetorian prefect Rufrius Crispinius and then Marcus Salvius Otho (r. 69 CE) before she became the second wife of Roman emperor Nero (r. 54-68 CE).
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Aug 17, 2021 · According to the Roman historian Tacitus, in AD 65 Poppaea Sabina was killed by her husband, Emperor Nero, who had lost his temper with her. She was heavily pregnant and a kick in the belly was enough to end her life.
Poppaea Sabina was the mistress and second wife of the Roman emperor Nero. Nero's bad acts are often attributed to her influence. Her birth year is unknown, but we know she died in 65 C.E. Family and Marriages. Poppaea Sabina was born the daughter of a woman with the same name who committed suicide. Her father was Titus Ollius.
Jan 3, 2024 · Poppaea Sabina married an equestrian and a competent military mind. Rufrius had already proven invaluable to Emperor Claudius by dousing a would-be rebellion.
Oct 20, 2023 · Poppea Sabina was 17 when her mother died, and she had been married for three years at that point: when she was just 14, mommy dearest had given her in marriage to the wealthy Rufrius Crispinus.
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marriage to Nero. …having fallen in love with Poppaea Sabina, the young wife of the senator (and later emperor) Otho, and by his fear that his repudiated wife was fomenting disaffection at court and among the populace. He married Poppaea in 62, but she died in 65, and he subsequently married the patrician….
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