The Twelve Caesars

Valeria Messalina

Also known as: Messalina · Family: Julio-Claudian · Role: wife of Claudius · First appears: Claudius 26

Life events

  • Claudius married Valeria Messalina.(Claudius 26)
    • With: Claudius Barbatus Messala
    • “After them he took in marriage Valeria Messalina, the daughter of Barbatus Messala, his cousin.”
  • Valeria Messalina married Caius Silius, after formally settling her dower; Claudius then killed her.(Claudius 26)
    • With: Caius Silius Claudius
    • “she had even gone so far as to marry in his own absence Caius Silius, the settlement of her dower being formally signed, in the presence of the augurs, he put her to death.”

Claudius 26

  • married with Claudius “After them he took in marriage Valeria Messalina, the daughter of Barbatus Messala, his cousin.”
  • cousins with Claudius “Valeria Messalina, the daughter of Barbatus Messala, his cousin.”
  • parent: Barbatus Messala “Valeria Messalina, the daughter of Barbatus Messala”
  • married with Caius Silius “she had even gone so far as to marry in his own absence Caius Silius”

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