Cleopatra (mistress of Claudius)
Cleopatra (Latin Cleopatra ) was a mistress of the Roman emperor Claudius who lived in the 1st century AD .
After Valeria Messalina , the wife of Claudius, entered into a new marriage with her lover Gaius Silius in AD 48 , the most influential imperial freedmen feared for the preservation of their power, but only Narcissus dared to take action against the empress. He proceeded with great caution and avoided being the first to inform the Princeps, who was staying in Ostia for a long time , about his wife's adultery. Instead, through gifts and promises, he induced two trusted mistresses of Claudius, Calpurnia and Cleopatra, to make this report. After Calpurnia had first reported to the emperor during a discreet conversation about Messalina's marriage to Silius, Cleopatra confirmed in response to Calpurnia's question that she had also been informed about it. Only then was Narcissus called in, and the swift process for Messalina's execution began.
literature
- Arthur Stein : Cleopatra 30. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XI, 1, Stuttgart 1921, Col. 789.
- Werner Eck : The Julian-Claudian family . In: Hildegard Temporini-Countess Vitzthum (Hrsg.): Die Kaiserinnen Roms. From Livia to Theodora. Munich 2002, ISBN 3-406-49513-3 (here: p. 131).
Remarks
- ↑ Tacitus , Annals 11, 29, 2-30, 1; see. Cassius Dio , Römische Geschichte 60 [according to other book counting 61], 31, 4.
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| SURNAME | Cleopatra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cleopatra (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mistress of the Roman Emperor Claudius |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |