[Ancient Rome] How to Divorce the Tyrant Nero

If it was a few days ago, Claudius dared to mention Octavia marrying Nero in front of Messalina, then even if Claudius was locked in the dungeon It's dangerous, Messalina will also scratch Hua Husband's face.

But now, Octavia told Messalina that the purpose of Claudius asking her to marry Nero was to take Nero's life away at any time, so Messalina's attitude changed suddenly, and her whole body They all said excitedly: "Your father should have done this a long time ago. Not only that little Domitius, but even little Agrippina and Livia shouldn't live in this world."

Although Messalina has always been complained by Marcus Barbatus that she is not smart enough, but she grew up listening to the stories of her ancestors, so she knows that the emperors and Augusta are trying to let their descendants succeed , but not less to do terrible things.

Because Augustus had no children, he successively adopted his nephew and two grandsons as adopted sons, but they all died in their prime inexplicably.

Augustus's wife, Livia Drusula, succeeded in making her eldest son Tiberius emperor, but in her later years Antonia the Younger usurped her position.Even after Livia Drusula's death, her son, who supported her to the throne, deprived her of all honors and ordered the destruction of her idol.

The former emperor Tiberius was the stepson of Augustus, so in the eyes of Roman citizens, his title to the throne was not justified, so he had been worried that his nephew Germanicus, who married Augustus' granddaughter, would replace him Because of his status, he killed his nephew's family, and then he also received the retribution of fate.

Tiberius' only son was poisoned, and his only grandson was executed by Caligula, the only surviving son of Germanicus.

Throughout the 74 years since the establishment of the Julia Claudius dynasty, there were more than two members of the royal family who died abnormally, so Messalina knew very well that if Brittanicus could not inherit the throne , then she and Octavia would be in a very dangerous situation, and even the Barbatus family and the Lepidus family would be liquidated because of their relationship with the emperor's family.

"Father won't attack Augustus's immediate family so early. Don't forget the lessons learned by Tiberius." Octavia poured cold water on the excited Messalina, watching her smile froze. On the face: "There are many people in the army and the people who support Augustus' direct succession. Don't forget that a few years after Tiberius attacked Agripina the Great, his only son Drusula died He was poisoned and killed, and it is still a headless case. His father was forcibly elevated to the throne by the emperor's guards, and he still needs a battle between the Senate and the guards to secure the throne, so we can't act rashly for the time being, unless we can Find the evidence that sent them directly to the execution ground."

Although Octavia is so calm on the surface, in fact, she is more anxious than Messalina.

Although Octavia did not know much about the history of ancient Rome before traveling, but because of games and anime, Lucius Domitius, or the tyrant Nero, was so famous that Octavia I made up related documentaries on a whim, and then learned about the fate of several women who had entanglements with Nero, including the ancient Roman girl she wore.

Claudia Octavia, Nero's cousin, step-sister and first wife, married Nero at the age of 13, and was exiled by Nero after her parents died one after another , slander, and was finally suffocated to death in a bathroom by the executioner sent by Nero to cut open the blood vessel.

All the year round, 22 years old.

After her death, she did not end well, but was cut off by Nero, and it was given as a gift to the default queen, Pompea Pinsena.

When Octavia was watching the documentary, she couldn't understand why Nero treated his first wife like this.Even though Nero married his stepsister under the persecution of his mother, Octavia lived with him for more than ten years and did not do anything wrong to Nero.

Only because of the coercion of little Agrippina, and the slander of Octavia's maid Akdai and Nero's mistress Pompeia, he executed Octavia for the crime of "adultery", and Octavia complained to the nobles.

Every time she thought of this, Octavia would wake up from the nightmare, and then subconsciously touched her neck to make sure she was still alive.

"I will kill little Lucius. Mother, I promise you that."

Messalina had never seen such a cold expression from Octavia, so that she lost her voice briefly, and then murmured: "I, like little Agrippina, gave birth to monsters. "

However, Messalina is not a person who likes to think too much. With Marcus Barbatus and Octavia around, she doesn't have to care about a poor settler who just returned to Rome, so she quickly put her troubles behind her. Excitedly, he dragged Octavia out the door and boarded the sedan chair to the Grand Arena.

Messalina is a woman who likes to show off, especially after Claudius became the emperor, as the queen, Messalina asked for better treatment than the emperor, which made Claudius feel dissatisfied at the same time , It also made Octavia feel a little help.

"My dear mother, we are the well-established Barbatus family and the Claudius family, please don't act like a nouveau riche who buys a knighthood with money." Octavia said sharply: "If you want to get married soon To get the title of Augusta, and to be listed as a god while alive, it's better to pretend again."

Seeing Messalina's tangled appearance, Octavia slammed again and said: "The Senate has had enough of spending money lunatics, please don't wake up their painful memories."

"Why can't I live a more satisfactory life after being a queen?" Messalina shook off Octavia's hand, turned her face to the side and said sullenly: "It's better to be the wife of the consul."

"Little Agrippina is ambitious and wants to win a good name in the circle of ladies. You don't want her reputation to be higher than yours!" Octavia persuaded patiently: "When the emperor's mother Nero, the she-wolf who gave birth to Rome, was three years older than Brittanicus. He has reached the age where he can speak in front of a crowd. If we don't do something, even if Britannicus is the emperor's son, He's also uncompetitive."

Octavia's words reminded Messalina of the battle for the throne between Tiberius the Younger and Caligula, so she gave up the extravagant pomp and only went to the arena with Octavia with a guard of honor that fit her status as a queen.

Then they ran into a familiar enemy at the entrance of the passage dedicated to nobles.

"My dear Messalina, my queen, my aunt, my cousin, the blood and flesh that I cherish in my body, the soul companion of the same ancestors as me. I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still as glorious as Wiener Here you go again." The lower-status beautiful red-haired woman lightly supported the slave girl's arm, stepped on the slave's back with her accompanying son, and pushed down the shoulders, then pushed the blond red-haired boy next to Messalina's sedan chair Side, enthusiastically said: "Nero, come to meet your uncles and cousins, we will see each other often in Rome in the future!"

Through the thick curtain, Octavia could only see a vague outline, so she asked the accompanying maid to lift up the light red gauze, and then took off a pure gold ring from her finger and gave it to Nero.

Seeing this, little Agrippina showed a knowing smile, with a slight color on her face.On the other hand, Messalina pursed her lips, viciously hoping that Nero would die the moment he put on the ring.

However, Nero did not put on the ring, but stared intently at a crooked Greek word on the ring.

"Good and evil are two sides of the same coin."

This is a famous quote from the famous biographer Romain Rolland, but at this moment Nero, who is less than ten years old, is deeply fascinated.

The author has something to say:

Akdai: Octavia's handmaiden, Nero's mistress in his youth, and the last person buried with him.

Pompeia Pinsena: The wife of Nero's favorite Otto (who finally took away Nero's throne), Nero's second wife, was called a temptress by historians, and finally angered Nero when she was pregnant Lu was kicked to death.

I went to Jinjiang to look for grain from the Arctic Circle, and ended up being a grain producer (indifferent. Why was the grain in ancient Rome either pitted or shrunk? It was pitifully small.)

bring it on!Let me see how cold the grain was in ancient Rome.