Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus During the reign of Tiberius, Sabinus ended a revolt in Thrace in 26. Consequently, he was awarded the "ornamenta triumphalia". Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus died in late December of 35. He is believed to have died of natural causes. He is the father of Poppaea Sabina the Elder and maternal grandfather of Poppaea Sabina the Younger, the second wife of the future emperor Nero. Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus was a Roman statesman, who served as consul in AD 9, and as Governor of Moesia from 15 to 35. Gaius Poppaeus Sabinus was elected to the consulship, with Quintus Sulpicius
Mnester performance of “the same tragedy which the tragedian Neoptolemus had produced at the games during which King Philip of Macedon was killed.” During the reign of Caligula’s successor Claudius, Mnester retained the favor of the imperial court. Mnester was one of the lovers of Poppaea Sabina the Elder (mother of the empress Poppaea), and subsequently became the lover of Empress Messalina who was the wife of Claudius. Messalina had a statue of Mnester cast in bronze. At first he rejected Messalina's advances, but then she persuaded her way in to his heart. Mnester became her lover after Messalina convinced her