521 The Empress Messalina (with Honor Cargill-Martin) | My Last Book with Robert Chandler
The History of Literature
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The Importance of Court Intrigue in the Age of Massalina
Do we know of affairs that Massalina was having or is it all clouded with rumor? "It would be wrong to overlook the extent to which Massalina's kind of sexuality in her fads is emphasized in her characterization and resources," she says. 'I don't think it's impossible and I think it's also impossible' She adds: "There are other ways of attacking hero women."
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