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Claudius was not an unqualified success in his marriages. Some of them were arranged, and the last two marriages, to Messalina and Agrippina, were tragedies. He was either too naive or too trusting with Messalina, despite her infidelities, and he only flew to action when he learned of Messalina's bigamous marriage to Silius. He either overlooked her behavior, was in denial, or was blind to her affairs. His marriage to Agrippina, who was just as dissolute as Messalina, has also been questioned, particularly in his adoption of Lucius Domitius (Nero) as heir to the throne. This act seems irresponsible in view of Nero's tyrannical reign.

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