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Using Messalina

  • In the example corpus, messalina often appears in combinations such as: messalina and, messalina was, with messalina.

Context around Messalina

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

late 1× valeria 1× exile 1× ordered 1× tiberius 1× silius 1×

Often after:

claudia 1× considered 1× herself 1× holding 1× 1867 1× figures 1×

Sentence patterns with Messalina

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and ordered messalina s death 1× audience than messalina and britannicus 1× bed with messalina which features 1× children with messalina claudia octavia 1× crockett s messalina the wickedest 1× from exile messalina holding her 1× in which messalina figures as 1× messalina considered agrippina 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

agrippina and lucius 1× agrippina removed or 1× besides which he 1× he had two 1× in 2009 the 1× later painting and 1×

Common sentence endings:

agrippina and livilla 1× and britannicus did 1× being his niece 1× britannicus born 41 1× charged with adultery 1× danesi s ballet 1×

Words around Messalina

Just before it in the word index:

messaging 1.044 messages 4.576 messagepublisher 4 messaged 120 messageboard 4 message 9.106

Just after it in the word index:

messalla 9 messalonskee 20 messam 10 messana 6 messara 2 messe 18

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 23 abovementioned 23 abr 23 abrdn 23 accompanist 23 accumulators 23

Corpus analysis for Messalina

  • In this selection, "messalina" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, late, valeria, exile, claudia, considered and herself stand out and add context to how "messalina" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and ordered messalina s death and audience than messalina and britannicus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "messalina" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with messalina

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Messalina was Agrippina's second paternal cousin. (7 words)

Messalina herself was finally executed after being charged with adultery. (10 words)

Agrippina and Lucius received greater applause from the audience than Messalina and Britannicus did. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Wikimedia It was followed two years later in Italy by Pietro Cossa 's tragedy, in which Messalina figures as a totally unrestrained woman in pursuit of love, and by Luigi Danesi's ballet. (33 words)

Titled Tiberius, Messalina, and Caligula reproach one another in the midst of flames, it recounts a dialogue that takes place in hell between these three characters from the same imperial line. (31 words)

The attempted coup d'état by Silius and Messalina had probably made Claudius realize the weakness of his position as a member of the Claudian but not the Julian family. (30 words)

Example sentences (19)

More sensational fictional treatments occur in Vivian Crockett's Messalina, the wickedest woman in Rome (1924) and Jack Oleck 's Messalina: a novel of imperial Rome (1959).

Agrippina and Lucius received greater applause from the audience than Messalina and Britannicus did.

Agrippina removed or eliminated anyone from the palace or the imperial court who she thought was loyal and dedicated to the memory of the late Messalina.

Besides which, he was the half-brother of Valeria Messalina and at this time those wounds were still fresh.

He had two children with Messalina – Claudia Octavia (born 40) and Britannicus (born 41).

In 2009 the theme was updated by Benjamin Askew in his UK play In Bed With Messalina, which features her final hours.

Later painting and sculpture One of the few avenues to drawing a moral lesson from the story of Messalina in painting was to picture her violent end.

Messalina considered Agrippina's son a threat to her son's position and sent assassins to strangle Lucius during his siesta.

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Messalina herself was finally executed after being charged with adultery.

Messalina was Agrippina's second paternal cousin.

Messalina was executed by Claudius in the year 48. In 49 AD, Claudius married a fourth time, to Nero's mother Agrippina, despite her being his niece.

Reign of Claudius Return from exile Messalina holding her son Britannicus ( Louvre Claudius lifted the exiles of Agrippina and Livilla.

Rise to power After Messalina was executed in 48 for conspiring with Gaius Silius to overthrow her husband, Claudius considered remarrying for the fourth time.

Seeing this as weakness, one of his head officers went behind the Emperor's back and ordered Messalina's death.

The attempted coup d'état by Silius and Messalina had probably made Claudius realize the weakness of his position as a member of the Claudian but not the Julian family.

Titled Tiberius, Messalina, and Caligula reproach one another in the midst of flames, it recounts a dialogue that takes place in hell between these three characters from the same imperial line.

What was to follow is depicted in Federico Faruffini 's The orgies of Messalina (1867-1868).

Wikimedia It was followed two years later in Italy by Pietro Cossa 's tragedy, in which Messalina figures as a totally unrestrained woman in pursuit of love, and by Luigi Danesi's ballet.

XI. 25, 8. Whatever the case, the result was the execution of Silius, Messalina, and most of her circle.

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Common combinations with messalina

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