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TIL At some point after the battle of Drepana, in which the roman navy was wiped, Claudia, the roman commander's sister got stuck in a traffic jam, and in a bit of road rage she yelled "i wish my brother was still alive to lose another navy and thin that crowd". She was tried for treason

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