Messalina

[ mes-uh-lahy-nuh ]

noun

1. Valeria, died a.d. 48, third wife of Claudius I.

Messalina

/ ˌmɛsəˈliːnə /

noun

1. MessalinaValeria48FRomanMISC: wife of Claudius Valeria (vəˈlɪərɪə). died 48 ad , wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, notorious for her debauchery and cruelty

Example Sentences

To us the marring of her son seems the greatest of this Messalina's crimes.

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Was a Lucretia the heroine of the tragedy, she was careful in the epilogue to speak like Messalina.

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I took with me all my property, and I left Messalina with her own small dower to enjoy her freedom in poverty.

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Near to this place were discovered statues of Nero and Messalina, and ninety-three brass coins.

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The last two were Messalina and Agrippina, both of whom, as we shall see, lived to acquire great infamy.

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