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Mothers, Murderers and Mistresses: Empresses of Ancient Rome

Series 1 Episode 2

Prof Catharine Edwards looks at the lives of two women at the heart of power in the 1st-century. One is Messalina, whose scandalous reputation lives on 2,000 years after her bloody and dramatic death. The other is Agrippina - sister of Caligula, wife of Claudius and mother of Nero - an extraordinary woman who was not only a skilled and ambitious politician but also a murderer.

Category
Documentary / History
Original air date
2013-06-05