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Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus

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Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (died 64), consul in 53, was a member of the Junii Silani, a family of ancient Rome. Through his mother Aemilia Lepida, he was a descendant of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. His father was Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus, a member of the ancient Junia family. Decimus allegedly boasted of his descent from Augustus, and as a result Roman Emperor Nero forced him to commit suicide.

Preceded by Consul of the Roman Empire together with Quintus Haterius Antoninus
53 		Succeeded by
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