Messalina translation pg 3-4

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Illa non furtim sed multis cum comitibus ventitat domum, egredienti adhaeret, dat opes honoresque;

She visited the house frequently, not secretly, but with many companions, clung to him when he went out, gave him wealth and honours;

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Postremo servi, liberti, paratus principis apud adulterum saepe videbantur.

Finally, slaves, freedmen, the furnishings of the emperor were often seen at the house of the adulterer.

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At Claudius matrimonii sui ignarus.

But Claudius was unaware of the state of his own marriage.

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Iam Messalina propter facilitatem adulteriorum ad novas libidines versa est.

Now Messalina, because of the easiness of the adulteries, turned to unusual lusts.

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Silius, sive fatali insania an ipsa pericula remedium imminentium periculorum raptus,

Silius, whether because of his fateful folly or thinking that the very dangers were a cure for the imminent dangers,

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Abrumpi dissimulationem urgebat: quippe non exspectandum, dum princeps senesceret.

Pressed for the concealment to be cast aside: certainly, they should not wait for the emperor to grow old.