Valeria Messalina
publication date: Friday, April 13, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: 
Family
clue: Related by blood to several emperors, she married another, but was executed for plotting his death with her lover.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff
When in Rome: The ancient Romans founded one of the greatest empires of antiquity, excelling in government, war, arts, and general decadence. Get in a time machine and spend this week identifying some of the major figures of the Roman era.Similar Goos
Julius Caesar
This leader crossed the Rubicon and failed to beware the Ides of March. Go »
Virgil
The Greeks had Homer, but the Romans had this author of the Aeneid and the Georgics. Go »
Augustus
This summery ruler became Rome's first emperor after his defeat of Antony and Cleopatra. Go »
Gaius Marius
His military reforms made Rome's legions powerful, and led to his election as consul seven times. Go »
Bobbi Kristina Brown
Losing your mother, a world-famous R&B singer, to her drug problem must have been hard. Having this event shine a light on your own drug abuse while still a teen might have been harder. Go »
