Poppaea Sabina
Also known as: Poppaea · Family: Roman · Role: wife of Nero · First appears: Nero 35
Life events
- Nero married Poppaea Sabina.(Nero 35)
- With: Nero
- “He married Poppaea twelve days after the divorce of Octavia”
- Nero killed Poppaea with a kick after she criticized his late return.(Nero 35)
- With: Nero
- “but, nevertheless, killed her with a kick which he gave her when she was big with child, and in bad health”
- Nero took Poppaea Sabina from her husband and entrusted her to Otho.(Otho 3)
- Otho received Poppaea Sabina and went through the form of marrying her.(Otho 3)
- With: Otho
- “he received, and went through the form of marrying her.”
- Otho’s pretended marriage to Poppaea Sabina was dissolved.(Otho 3)
- With: Otho
- “His pretended marriage, therefore, being dissolved”
Nero 35
- married with Nero “He married Poppaea twelve days after the divorce of Octavia, and entertained a great affection for her;”
- child: Rufinus Crispinus “His step-son, Rufinus Crispinus, Poppaea’s son, though a minor, he ordered to be drowned in the sea,”
- child: Claudia Augusta “He had by her a daughter, Claudia Augusta, who died an infant.”
Otho 3
- married with Otho “Poppaea Sabina, for whom Nero entertained such a violent passion that he had taken her from her husband and entrusted her to him, he received, and went through the form of marrying her.”
- admirer: Nero (Nero is described as passionately attached to Poppaea Sabina.) “Poppaea Sabina, for whom Nero entertained such a violent passion that he had taken her from her husband and entrusted her to him”
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Extracted from the original text of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Made with Rho MD.