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Messalina: The most Notorious Woman of the Roman Empire

Intelligence Squared

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Tastus' Story of Masleena's Downfall

The story of Masleena's downfall is told by her lover Tastus. He says she fell in love with Gaius Silius and they plotted to overthrow the Emperor Claudius. The wine was literally overthrowing, overflowing at a wedding party that took place between them. But when it came time for him to find his wife, he had no choice but to kill her.

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