Messalina una spudorata innocenza

Synopsis of Messalina una spudorata innocenza

«Messalina una spudorata innocenza» is the fictionalised biography by Luca Goldoni of Valeria Messalina, published by Rizzoli in hardback (215 pages, in Italian).

The book reconstructs the life of Valeria Messalina, third wife of Emperor Claudius, and her career in the Roman court: rise, alliances, political intrigues and the reputation for licentiousness that surrounded her. Goldoni combines historical rigour and narrative to portray a controversial figure of ancient Rome.

Published in 1992, the edition includes bibliographic references at the end (pages 215-216) and is classified in the History section.

For readers interested in the history of ancient Rome and in biographies of controversial historical figures.