Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus
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Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus was the son of the Roman famous orator Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, whom he resembled in character. He was a senator and consul in 3 BC and 3 AD. Messallinus suggested to Roman Emperor Tiberius an oath of allegiance should be sworn to him yearly; he also suggested two golden statues be placed in two temples, in celebration of Rome's foreign victories and in memory of Germanicus, which Tiberius rejected. He married Roman Emperor Augustus' niece Claudia Marcella Minor, her second husband. Their son Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus was the father of Marcus Valerius Messala Corvinus (consul 58) and Roman Empress Valeria Messalina who was Roman Emperor Claudius' third wife.
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| Preceded by Gaius Calvisius Sabinus and Lucius Passienus Rufus |
Consul of the Roman Empire with Lucius Cornelius Lentulus 3 BC |
Succeeded by Augustus and Marcus Plautius Silvanus |
