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GCSE (9–1) Latin
J282/03 Prose Literature B
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Messalina novo et quasi insano amore incensa est. nam in C. Silium, iuventutis
Romanae pulcherrimum, ita exarserat ut Iuniam Silanam, nobilem feminam,
matrimonio eius exturbaret liberoque adultero potiretur. neque Silius flagitii
aut periculi nescius erat: sed intellexit exitium, si abnueret, fore certum et, si
consentiret, nonnullam facinoris celandi
spem esse. 5
Tacitus, Messalina, lines 1–7
(a) Messalina … incensa est (line 1): what do we learn about Messalina here?
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(b) nam … potiretur (lines 1–3): what did Messalina do because of her love for Gaius Silius?
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(c) neque … nescius erat (line 3): what was Silius aware of?
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(d) sed intellexit … esse (lines 3–5): why do you think Silius chose to continue the affair?
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