 Later that year or in 67, he married Sporus, who was said to bear a remarkable resemblance to Poppaea.Nero had Sporus castrated, and during their marriage, Nero had Sporus appear in public as his wife wearing the regalia that was customary for Roman empresses.He then took Sporus to Greece and back to Rome, making Calvia Crispinilla serve as "mistress of the wardrobe" to Sporus, "epitropeia ten peri estheta".