Messalina
[mes-uh-lahy-nuh]
- Valeria,died a.d. 48, third wife of Claudius I.
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Its277 history is connected with one of the worst crimes of Messalina.
Pagan and Christian RomeRodolfo Lanciani
Chapuys calls Anne a Messalina, but he of course was not an impartial witness.
Henry VIII.A. F. Pollard
One might have been a tragedy, "Messalina," but there were no other dramatic works.
Customs and Fashions in Old New EnglandAlice Morse Earle
Arthur Dillon could not have been more considerate of Messalina.
The Art of DisappearingJohn Talbot Smith
Messalina has her divorce from Horace Endicott, and is married to her lover.
The Art of DisappearingJohn Talbot Smith
Messalina
- Valeria (vəˈlɪərɪə). died 48 ad, wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, notorious for her debauchery and cruelty
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Word Origin and History for messalina
Messalina
"scheming and licentious woman," 1887, in reference to Valeria Messalina, notorious third wife of Roman emperor Claudius.
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