Ap. Claudius, nescio religionis maior an patriae iniuria, si quidem illius vetustissimum morem neglexit, huius pulcherrimam classem amisit, infesto populo obiectus, cum effugere debitam poenam nullo modo posse crederetur, subito coorti imbris beneficio tutus fuit a damnatione: discussa enim quaestione aliam velut dis interpellantibus de integro instaurari non placuit.
Whether Ap. Claudius was a greater affront to religion or to his country I know not, seeing that he neglected the time-honoured usage of the one and lost a splendid fleet of the other. Exposed to a hostile public, it seemed as though he could not possibly escape the punishment he deserved, when he was saved from conviction thanks to a sudden rainstorm. For the proceedings were disrupted and it was decided not to repeat them afresh; the gods, it was felt, had intervened.
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