Messalina - S3

Messalina, non amore in maritum, sed verita ne Silius summa adeptus se sperneret, diu haesitavit;

Messalina hesitated for a long time, not out of love for her husband, but fearing that Silius, having obtained supreme power would reject her;

sed tandem persuasum.

but finally she was persuaded.

nomen enim matrimonii concupivit ob magnitudinem infamiae.

For she craved the title of marriage because of the magnitude of disgrace

nec ultra morata quam dum sacrificii gratia Claudius Ostiam proficisceretur, cuncta nuptiarum sollemnia celebrat.

Not delaying any further than until Claudius set out for Ostia for a sacrifice, she celebrated all the rites of marriage.