She carried home to her imperial couch the stink of the whorehouse. — Juvenal (image via Wikimedia Commons) In reading about Messalina's life, it's hard to tell what's real and what's fake. As Emperor Claudius's wife, Nero's cousin and Caligula's distant relative, her imperial pedigree already raised her profile in ancient Rome.
A Woman to Know: Messalina
A Woman to Know: Messalina
A Woman to Know: Messalina
She carried home to her imperial couch the stink of the whorehouse. — Juvenal (image via Wikimedia Commons) In reading about Messalina's life, it's hard to tell what's real and what's fake. As Emperor Claudius's wife, Nero's cousin and Caligula's distant relative, her imperial pedigree already raised her profile in ancient Rome.