odd demonstration of affection, he would jokingly threaten to have her tortured or killed. On 24 January, AD 41, Caligula was slain by an assassin. As part of the wider conspiracy, Milonia and her daughter Julia Drusilla were murdered just hours after Caligula's demise. Josephus reports that she died bravely: stricken with grief at her husband's death, she willingly offered her neck to the assassin, telling him to kill her without hesitation. In popular culture Milonia has been portrayed several times on film and television: 1937 – Leonora Corbett in the uncompleted film I, Claudius 1966 – Krista Keller in the TV movie Caligula 1968 – Barbara Murray in the TV series The Caesars 1975 – Yvonne Lex in the TV movie Caligula 1976 – Freda Dowie in the TV series I, Claudius 1979 – Helen Mirren in the theatrical film Caligula References Further reading Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, Volym 40. p. 45 Frauen um Caligula und Claudius: Milonia Caesonia, Drusilla und Messalina External links Coinage of Milonia Caesonia Year of birth unknown 41 deaths 1st-century Roman empresses Murdered Roman empresses 1st-century births Wives of Caligula Milonii