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igitur domus principis inhorruit, maximeque ei qui potentiam habebant timuerunt ne res verterentur |
Therefore the household of the emperor shuddered, and most of those who had power feared that the government might be overthrown |
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spem tamen habebant, si Claudio de atrocitate sceleris persuasissent, Messalinam posse opprimi sine quaestione damnatum; |
However they hope that, if they persuaded Claudius of the enormity of the crime, Messalina might be able to be crushed by being condemned without trial; |
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sed periculum esse ne ille defensionem audiret, neve clausae aures etiam confitenti non essent. |
But they thought that there was a danger that he might listen to her defence, and that his ears might not be closed to her confessing. |
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Narcissus, occasiones quaerens, cum Caesar diu apud Ostiam moraretur, duas eius paelices largitone et promissis perpulit delationem subire. |
Narcissus, looking for oppurtunities, while Claudius delayed for a long time at Ostia. prevailed upon two of his courtesans with bribery and promises to undertake the accusation. |
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exim Calpurnia (id alteri paelici nomen), ubi datum est secretum, ad genua Caesaris provuluta nupsisse Messalinam Silo exclamat; |
Then Calpurnia (that was the name given to the courtesan), when a private interview was given, having fallen down at the knees of Claudius, exclaims that Messalina had married Silius. |
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altera paelice haec confirmante, Calpurnia cieri Narcissum postulat. |
With the other courtesan confirming these things, Calpurnia demands that Narcissus be summoned. |
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qui 'discidiumne tuum' inquit 'novisti? nam matrimonium Silii vidit populus et senatus et milites; ac nisi celeriter agis, tenet urbem maritus.' |
who asks ' Do you know about the divorce? For the people and the senate and the soldiers have seen Silius's marriage; and if you do not act quickly, her husband holds the city.' |