Lucius Junius Silanus (Praetor 48)

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Lucius Iunius Silanus (* around 12 - January 1, 49 in Rome ) was a Roman politician and praetor of the year 48.

Life

Lucius Junius Silanus was a son of Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus , consul of the year 19, and Aemilia Lepida . He and his siblings Decimus Iunius Silanus Torquatus (consul 53) , Marcus Iunius Silanus (consul 46) , Iunia Silana and Iunia Calvina were descendants of Augustus and were among the most respected people of the time under Claudius and Nero .

In 41 he was betrothed to Octavia , just two years old , daughter of Claudius and Messalina. The otherwise already respected Lucius Silanus was now additionally honored by participating in Claudius' campaign in Britain, the subsequent award of the triumph insignia and the splendor of a fencing game. He also received the office of vigintivir and permission to exercise the office five years before the time prescribed in the course honorum . In 48 he was praetor until the end of December, an office that was actually only allowed to be exercised at the age of 40. Even if he performed this activity five years earlier than actually permitted, his birth can be dated to 12 AD. According to Suetonius , however, at the time of his triumph he was still a boy; if that's true, his date of birth would have to be set much later.

That year, Lucius Vitellius spread accusations against Silanus on behalf of Agrippina so that Nero could marry Octavia, and accused him of love for his sister Junia Calvina , the wife of Vìtellius' son, although not incestuous, but careless . By an edict of Vitellius on December 29th, Silanus was expelled from the Senate two days before the end of his term of office. He committed suicide on January 1, 49, the day Agrippina and Claudius were married. According to Seneca , he was executed by Claudius for incest.

literature

Remarks

  1. ↑ Tacitus, Annals 12.3.
  2. ^ Cassius Dio 60, 5, 7f.
  3. ^ Suetonius , Claudius 24.3 .
  4. ↑ Tacitus, Annals 12.4.
  5. ↑ Tacitus, Annals 12, 8.
  6. ↑ Apocolocyntosis 8.2
personal data
SURNAME Junius Silanus, Lucius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Silanus, Lucius Junius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman politician, praetor 48 AD
DATE OF BIRTH at 12
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 49
Place of death Rome