Messalina is denounced 3

et iram erat in aspectu Claudii clamibatque ut audiret Octaviae et Britannici matrem.

And now she was in the sight of Claudius and kept loudly demanding that he listened to her, the mother of Octavia and Britannicus

Narcissus tamen obstrepuit Silium et nuptias referens

Narcissus however shouted against her, telling the story of Silius and the wedding

simul codicillos libidinum indices tradidit, quibus visus Caesaris averteret.

at the same time, he handed over writing tablets as proof of her lust by which he distracted Caesars attention

nec multo pos urbem ingredienti offerebantu liberi

not long after, his children were offered to him as he entered the city

sed Narcissus amoveri eos iussit

but Narcissus ordered them to be taken away

mirum inter haec sillentium Claudii: omnia liberto oboediebat

Amidst these events, Claudius’ silence was strange: he obeyed the freed man in everything

qui contionem militum in castris paravit

he prepared an assembly of soldiers in the camp

apud quos praemonente Narcisso princeps pauca verba fecit:

In their presence, with Narcissus forewarning them, the emperor said few words

continuus dehinc clamor millitum nomina reorum et poenas flagitantium

from then on their was continuous shouting from the soldiers, demaning the names of the guilt and punishments

ductus Silius ad tribunal non defensionem

having been led to the platform, Silius did not attempt to defend,

non moras temptavit, sed precatus est ut mors acceleratur

or try any delaying tactics, but ordered for his death to be hastened