Ottavia
L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea)
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Ottavia (English; Octavia) is the wife of Nerone and the current empress of Rome. She is moral, honest, and faithful to her husband throughout everything he puts her through, until she finally snaps and makes a bad decision. She orders Ottone to kill Poppea, so that she
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