Did Poppaea Sabina die before or after the Pisonian conspiracy?

[Eivind]

I don´t find information about the date when Poppea died, only that she died in 65 AD, the same year that the Pisonian conspiracy took place. I believe I read elsewhere that Poppaea wanted to see Seneca dead. Was she still alive when Seneca was forced to commit suicide and did she play a role in convincing Nero that Seneca was part of the conspiracy?

 

[Escape Zeppelin]

She was likely still alive at that time. The conspiracy was to be carried out April 19 and Suetonius says Poppaea died in summer. Tacitus says she died sometime after the Quinquennial Neronia festival and while I can't find a date for that I'm guessing you wouldn't host an arts festival in early spring.

However there's not much about Poppaea in the historical record that's not tainted by 3rd hand sources and anti-Nero feeling so any real issue she had with Seneca might be rumor rather than real. Not saying she didn't have it out for him but other that what Suetonius and Tacitus say we don't really have much to go on.