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What happened to Claudia Octavia after Nero's mistress became pregnant?

  • She was elevated to queen

  • She was banished

  • She became co-empress

  • Nothing happened

Answer

Claudia Octavia was banished by Nero after his mistress became pregnant. This was because he wanted to marry his mistress, Poppea Sabina, and he needed to get rid of Octavia in order to do so. Octavia was sent to the island of Pandateria, where she died of starvation.
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