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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).
Poppaea Sabina was a Roman Empress known for her beauty, ambition, and political influence during the reign of Emperor Nero. She rose to prominence after catching Nero’s eye and eventually became Empress of Rome.
Apr 18, 2019 · 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.
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. Is this true, or was Tacitus spreading evil slander about Nero?
Poppaea Sabina. Roman noble. Learn about this topic in these articles: friendship with Josephus. In Flavius Josephus: Early life. There, he was introduced to Poppaea Sabina, Emperor Nero’s second wife, whose generous favour enabled him to complete his mission successfully.
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).
Poppaea Sabina. Quick Reference. Named after her maternal grandfather Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus (consul ad 9, governor of Moesia 12–35), was married first to Rufrius Crispinus, praetorian prefect under Claudius, by whom she had a son, later killed by Nero. By 58, during her second marriage, to the future emperor Otho, she became mistress of Nero.
Poppaea Sabina (pŏpē´ə səbī´nə), d. AD 65, Roman empress, wife of Nero. While married to Otho, her second husband, she became mistress of Nero, whom she finally married in AD 62.
POPPAEA, SABINA °, second wife of Nero (62–65 c.e.). Josephus describes her as being sympathetic toward Judaism, even terming her a "god-fearing" woman (Ant., 20, 189–96). She twice interceded successfully on behalf of the Jews.
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