Lucius Valerius Catullus Messalinus
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Lucius Valerius Catullus Messalinus
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Lucius Valerius Catullus Messalinus was a Roman senator during the Flavian dynasty, and is best known as the most hated and ruthless delator or informer of his age. He was feared all the more due to his blindness. Bartolomeo Borghesi supposed Messalinus was the son of Statilia Messalina, third wife of Nero, but by a previous marriage. However, as Ronald Syme pointed out, that "would make her older than Otho, and bring her close in age to Valeria Messalina." So in his stemma of the descendants of
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1st century Roman senator and consul
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2024-02-12T10:12:33Z
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