Claudius then summoned all his most powerful friends. First he
questioned Turranius, superintendent of the corn market; next, Lusius Geta,
who commanded the praetorians. When they confessed the truth, the whole
company clamoured in concert that he must go to the camp, must assure himself
of the praetorian cohorts, must think of safety before he thought of vengeance.
It is quite certain that Claudius was so overwhelmed by terror that he
repeatedly asked whether he was indeed in |