[PAR] [TLE] Messalina [SEP] Valeria Messalina, sometimes spelled Messallina, (c. 17/20–48) was the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius.  She was a paternal cousin of the Emperor Nero, a second-cousin of the Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of the Emperor Augustus.  A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity, she allegedly conspired against her husband and was executed on the discovery of the plot.  Her notorious reputation arguably results from political bias, but works of art and literature have perpetuated it into modern times. [PAR] [TLE] Caligula [SEP] Caligula ( ), properly Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41) was Roman emperor from AD 37–41.  Born Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (not to be confused with Julius Caesar), Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty.  Caligula's biological father was Germanicus, and he was the great-nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius.  The young Gaius earned the nickname "Caligula" (meaning "little soldier's boot", the diminutive form of "caliga", hob-nailed military boot) from his father's soldiers while accompanying him during his campaigns in Germania.
[PAR] [TLE] Messalina [ SEP ] Valeria Messalina , sometimes spelled Messallina , ( c. 17/20–48 ) was the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius . She was a paternal cousin of the Emperor Nero , a second - cousin of the Emperor Caligula , and a great - grandniece of the Emperor Augustus . A powerful and influential woman with a reputation for promiscuity , she allegedly conspired against her husband and was executed on the discovery of the plot . Her notorious reputation arguably results from political bias , but works of art and literature have perpetuated it into modern times . [PAR] [TLE] Caligula [ SEP ] Caligula ( ) , properly Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( 31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41 ) was Roman emperor from AD 37–41 . Born Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus ( not to be confused with Julius Caesar ) , Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio - Claudian dynasty . Caligula 's biological father was Germanicus , and he was the great - nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius . The young Gaius earned the nickname " Caligula " ( meaning " little soldier 's boot " , the diminutive form of " caliga " , hob - nailed military boot ) from his father 's soldiers while accompanying him during his campaigns in Germania .
What is the meaning of the nickname of Messalina's second-cousin?
What is the meaning of the nickname of Messalina 's second - cousin ?
"little soldier's boot"
"little soldier's boot"