Sporus
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Sporus was a young slave boy whom the Roman emperor Nero castrated and married during his tour of Greece in 66–67 AD, allegedly in order for him to play the role of his wife, Poppaea Sabina, who had d
Nero on a coin of AD 65/66
The Rape of Proserpina, by Luca Giordano
Dramatisation of the life of Nero at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1904. Reclining far right is John Wettervik as Sporus.
Poppaea Sabina
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Poppaea Sabina, also known as Ollia, was a Roman empress as the second wife of the emperor Nero. She had also been wife to the future emperor Otho. The historians of antiquity describe her as a beauti
Sporus
…boy whom the Roman emperor Nero castrated and married during his tour of Greece in 66–67 AD, allegedly in order for him to play the role of his wife, Poppaea Sabina, who had died under uncertain circumstances the previous year, possibly during childbirth or after being assaulted by Nero. Ancient historians generally…
Bust of Poppaea Sabina at Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
Villa Poppaea: caldarium of the private baths.
Statue of Poppaea in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia (Greece)