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28 Φεβ 2024 · Claiming Octavia was barren, Nero divorced her and married Poppaea twelve days later, but the new bride would not feel secure until Octavia was eliminated. Poppaea had a member of Octavia's household accuse her of adultery – an affair with a slave, an Alexandrian flute player, named Eucaeus.
20 Οκτ 2023 · Poppea Sabina was 17 when her mother died, and she had been married for three years at that point: when she was just 14, mommy dearest had given her in marriage to the wealthy Rufrius Crispinus.
It is perhaps significant that only in Judaea were coins minted after Poppaea’s death depicting her as ‘Diva Poppaea’ along with her daughter by Nero, Claudia, who had died of unknown causes only a few months after her birth in 63 CE (Google image search ‘Diva Poppaea Claudia’ for more examples).
Poppaea then married Otho, a good friend of the new Emperor Nero who was seven years younger than she was. According to Tacitus, Poppaea married Otho only to get close to Nero. Nero fell in love with Poppaea, and she became his mistress. Poppaea later divorced Otho and focused her attentions solely on becoming Nero's new wife.
3 Ιαν 2024 · Recently widowed and waltzing around with a kid named after her dead husband, Poppaea was in a difficult position. She wanted power and safety and knew the best place to get it.
18 Οκτ 2024 · Top image: Saint Paul, surprised by Nero at the moment of converting Sabina Poppaea by Isidoro Lozano ca. 1858. Source: Public Domain By Martini Fisher
17 Αυγ 2021 · According to the Roman historian Tacitus, in AD 65 Poppaea Sabina was killed by her husband, Emperor Nero, who had lost his temper with her. She was heavily pregnant and a kick in the belly was enough to end her life. Is this true, or was Tacitus spreading evil slander about Nero?
