Valeria Messalina was the third wife of which Roman emperor?
Messalina Messalina Valeria Messalina (, sometimes spelled "Messallina"; c. 17/20–48) was the third wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of the Emperor Nero, a second-cousin of the Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of the Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity, she allegedly conspired against her husband and was executed on the discovery of the plot. Her notorious reputation arguably results from political bias, but works of art and literature have perpetuated it into modern times. Messalina was the daughter of Domitia Lepida the Younger and her first cousin Marcus Valerius
Nero and the Burning of Rome "Nero and the Burning of Rome" was released in Italy on 28 August 1953. Nero and the Burning of Rome Nero and the Burning of Rome () is a 1953 Italian epic historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and loosely based on real life events of Roman emperor Nero. It was based on the novel "Nerone e Messalina" (c.1949) by Harry Bluhmen. Although Valeria Messalina makes a brief appearance in the film, the Messalina of the film's Italian title is Nero's third wife, Statilia Messalina, who appears towards the end. The dissolute Nero has come to the imperial throne