Claudia Acte
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Claudia Acte was a freedwoman of ancient Rome who was the mistress of the emperor Nero.
She was supposed to have come from Asia Minor, and may have belonged to Claudius. In 55 AD, encouraged by Seneca the Younger and against Agrippina the Younger's wishes, Nero took her as his mistress, but after 58 Poppaea replaced her in his affections. Records of her household, and estates in Italy and Sardinia, attest to considerable wealth. After the death of Nero, she deposited his remains in the tomb of the Domitii.