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Messalina, Valeria
(Va|leria Mes¦sa|lina)
Pronunciation:
/ˌmɛsəˈliːnə/
(also
Messallina
)
(
circa
22-48
ad
)
, Roman empress, third wife of Claudius. She became notorious in Rome for the murders she instigated in court and for her extramarital affairs, and was executed on Claudius' orders.
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