Messalina (pages 5+6)

exim Calpurnia

Then Calpurnia

(id alteri paelici nomen),

(that was the name of one of the mistresses),

ubi datum est secretum,

when an audience was given to her,

ad genua Caesaris provoluta

having fallen at the knees of Caesar,

nupsisse Messalinam Silio exclamat;

she cried aloud that Messalina had married Silius;

altera paelice haec confirmante,

while the other mistress was confirming these things,

Calpurnia cieri Narcissum postulat.

Calpurnia demanded that Narcissus be summoned.

qui "discidiumne tuum" inquit "novisti?

He said, 'Do you know of your divorce?

nam ... vidit populus et senatus et milites;

For the people and the Senate and the soldiers saw

matrimonium Silii

her marriage to Silius;

ac nisi celeriter agis,

and, unless you act quickly,

tenet urbem maritus."

her husband will control the city."

non solum rumor interea,

Meanwhile there was not only rumour,

sed undique

but from all sides

nuntii ad Messalinam contendunt,

messengers hurried to Messalina,

qui ... adferrent.

to report

Claudium omnia cognovisse

that Claudius had found out everything

et venire promptum ultioni

and was coming eager for revenge.

igitur Messalina ... Silius ... digrediuntur.

Therefore Messalina and Silius went off in different directions:

Lucullianos in hortos,

she to the Gardens of Lucullus,

dissimulando metui ad forum

he to the forum to conceal his fear.