Silanus

Silanus was the cognomen of a branch of the Junia gens, a noble family of ancient Rome which came to prominence during the Second Punic War, and remained important into imperial times. Some notable members include:

• Marcus Junius Silanus, a general under Scipio Africanus, notable for his rout of the Carthaginians and Celtiberians in Spain in 207 BC.
• Decimus Junius Silanus, consul in 62 BC,[1] who, late in 63, as the senior consul-elect, had been an important figure in the crushing of the Catilinarian Conspiracy.
• Caius Junius Silanus, consul in AD 10, was charged and convicted of treason under Tiberius.[2]
• Appius Junius Silanus, consul in AD 28.
• Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus, consul in AD 46.[3]
• Lucius Junius Silanus Torquatus the elder, praetor in AD 48, was engaged to Claudia Octavia, daughter of the emperor Claudius, until the emperor's wife, Agrippina the Younger, spread false rumors that Torquatus had committed incest with his sister, Junia Calvina. He took his own life on the first day of AD 49.[4]
• Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus, consul in AD 53.[5]

For the Italian city, see Silanus.

Silanus may also refer to:

• Titus Turpilius Silanus, according to Sallust in his history of the Jugurthine War, Titus Turpilius Silanus was the commander of the Roman garrison at Vaga, and the only Roman to survive when the native Numidians rose up against the garrison.[6] Silanus was subsequently tried and executed by the proconsul, Metellus, for suspected treason.
• Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus, consul in AD 7, and governor of Syria 13 to 17.[7]

See also

• Junia (gens)

References

1. Mackay, Christopher. "Consuls of the Roman Republic". Retrieved 2012-02-08.
2. Tacitus, The Annals 3.69
3. Venning, Timothy (2011). Chronology of the Roman Empire. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 758.
4. Tacitus, The Annals 12.4
5. Lightman, Marjorie (2007). A to Z of ancient Greek and Roman women. Infobase Publishing. p. 6.
6. Sallust. "The War with Jugurtha". Retrieved 2012-02-08.
7. Swan, Peter Michael (2004). The Augustan succession: an historical commentary on Cassius Dio's Roman history, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14). Oxford University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-19-516774-0.