Unit 9542 Section A - Messalina

This extract from the Annales, a work written by the Roman historian Tacitus, revolves arround Messalina, the Emperor Claudius' third wife. By the time our narrative starts, she and Claudius have two children, Octavia and Britannicus, aged about six and five respectively. Apparently Messalina had already been involved in a number of affairs and scandals before she began her affair with Silius.