Caius Silius She actually went through a public marriage ceremony with Silius (he was also already married, to Junia Silana); her motivation is believed to have been the protection the powerful and popular Silius could give her over the weakness of Claudius, and her plotting was sufficiently promising that many senior officials were swayed to her side. Exposed by Narcissus, an advisor to Claudius, Messalina, Silius and a number of others were summarily executed. Messalina was apparently offered the opportunity of suicide but was unable to do it.-http://www.free-definition.com/Messalina.html |