Valeria Messalina, wife of Emperor Claudius, was known for her alleged promiscuity and political machinations. Executed in 48 AD for marrying another man, her controversial legacy persists.
Discover the surprising truth about sexuality in ancient Rome that history books sanitize—from power dynamics trumping gender to sexual customs that challenge everything we thought we knew about this influential civilization.
Empress Messalina, married to Claudius, wielded significant power in Rome but faced a scandalous downfall after her secret marriage to Gaius Silius in AD 48.
