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Assassination of Britannicus

Name: Assassination of Britannicus – Roman Empire factsheet records
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Roman Empire · House / House of Julio-Claudian Emperors. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Lucusta Poisoner55

Rome · House / House of Julio-Claudian Emperors

Hired by Nero to poison Claudius son, Britannicus

Names involved

Lucusta Poisoner

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