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This was the first and only defeat which the Romans suffered at sea during the war. Claudius was recalled and condemned to pay a heavy fine. The pious attributed his defeat to his insistence on fighting when the omens were unfavourable: hearing that the sacred chickens would not eat, it is said, he contemptuously dropped them overboard, remarking, 'Well, let them drink.'
— Mar 25, 2025 05:54PM
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Fred Jenkins
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Finished Part 1, Rome and Italy, now into Part 2 Rome and Carthage.
— Mar 16, 2025 12:44PM
Fred Jenkins
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"I am very conscious that history means 'enquiry,' not certainty."
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