Gaius Junius Silanus (consul 17 BC)
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Gaius Junius Silanus (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman Senator who was elected Roman consul in 17 BC.
Biography[edit]
The son of an otherwise unknown Gaius Junius Silanus, it is speculated that Junius Silanus was related to Marcus Junius Silanus (perhaps his cousin).[1] Elected consul in 18 BC alongside Gaius Furnius, it has been postulated that he may have been a praetorian governor of Asia around 24/23 BC, but this has been challenged as highly unlikely.[2] He may have been the biological father of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus.[3] Nothing further is known about his career.
Sources[edit]
- Syme, Ronald, "The Augustan Aristocracy" (1986). Clarendon Press. Retrieved 2012-12-05 – via Questia (subscription required)
References[edit]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Publius Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 17 BC with Gaius Furnius |
Succeeded by Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus Publius Cornelius Scipio Lucius Tarius Rufus (suffect) |