Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio
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Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio was a prominent Roman senator during the reign of Tiberius. He was a divisional commander in 22, consul in 24 and later a senator. He married the elder Poppea Sabina, the mother of the younger Poppaea Sabina
, the future wife of Nero
.
He was also the father to a younger Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio who was a prominent Roman senator during the reign of Nero
and consul in 56.
Poppaea Sabina
Poppaea Sabina and sometimes referred to as Poppaea Sabina the Younger to differentiate her from her mother of the same name, was a Roman Empress as the second wife of the Emperor Nero. Prior to this she was the wife of the future Emperor Otho...
, the future wife of Nero
Nero
Nero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death....
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He was also the father to a younger Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio who was a prominent Roman senator during the reign of Nero
Nero
Nero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death....
and consul in 56.