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521 The Empress Messalina (with Honor Cargill-Martin) | My Last Book with Robert Chandler

The History of Literature

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The Relationship Between Messilyne and the Emperor

Messilyne is in it for herself but also she's obviously in it for her children. When Caligula is assassinated, his wife and child are killed alongside him. And I think Messilyne is hyper aware that any issue with her husband's regime could well mean her death as well.

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