Marcus Junius Silanus (Consul 46)
Marcus Junius Silanus (* 14 ; † 54 in Achaea ) was a Roman politician of the 1st century AD.
Marcus Iunius Silanus was the son of the consul of 19, Marcus Iunius Silanus Torquatus , and of Aemilia Lepida . His siblings were
- Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (Consul 53) ,
- Lucius Junius Silanus (Praetor 48) and
- Iunia Calvina .
- Whether Iunia Lepida (Silani Torquati) or rather Iunia Silana was one of his sisters is uncertain.
As Augustus' great-great-grandson , he was one of the most respected men in the Roman Empire.
Because of his inaction, Caligula called him "the golden sheep". In the year 40 and between the years 43 and 54 he is mentioned as an Arval brother .
Under Claudius , he obtained the year-round consulate in 46 , which he held first (Jan. – Feb.) Together with Decimus Valerius Asiaticus , then with the suffect consuls Camerinus Antistius Vetus ( March 1–14 ), Quintus Sulpicius Camerinus (March 15–15). June), Decimus Laelius Balbus (July 1–Aug./Sept.) And most recently with Gaius Terentius Tullius Geminus (Sept./Oct.–Dec.).
In 54 M. Iunius Silanus was proconsul of the province of Asia . In the same year he was "the first to be murdered by Agrippina's cunning under Nero". Publius Celer (ius) and Helius poisoned him because he was a descendant of Augustus and also superior in character to Nero and because Agrippina feared his revenge for the murder of his brother Lucius .
Marcus Iunius Silanus left a son, Lucius Iunius Silanus Torquatus , who grew up with his aunt Iunia Lepida.
literature
- Ernst Hohl : Iunius 176. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume X, 1, Stuttgart 1918, Col. 1099 f.
- Prosopographia Imperii Romani Part 4, Vol. 3 = PIR² (1966) I 833.
- Rudolf Hanslik : Iunius 18. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 2, Stuttgart 1967, column 1560.
Remarks
- ↑ Pliny Nat. hist. 7, 58: Divus Augustus in reliqua exemplorum raritate neptis suae nepotem vidit genitum quo excessit anno, M. Silanum, qui, cum Asiam obtineret post consulatum Neronis principis successione, veneno eius interemptus est
- ↑ The brotherhood is attested in the inscription CIL 6, 37162
- ↑ In 1966 the PIR named Iunia Lepida (PIR² I 861) and assumed that Iunia Silana (PIR² I 864) was a daughter of M. Iunius Silanus Cf, cos. suff. 15 (PIR² I 832), so a sister of Iunia Claudilla (PIR² 857). According to Kl. Pauly vol. 2 (1979) col. 1561, however, Iunia Silana is a daughter of M. Iunius Silanus, cos. 19, the father of M. Junius Silanus cos. 46 .
- ↑ Tacitus, Annals 13.1. According to Cassius Dio (59), "the golden sheep" was not the consul of the year 46, but the eponymous Marcus Silanus , the father-in-law of Caligula , whom his daughter Junia Claudilla had married in 33, but there seems to be a mix-up here. At Tacitus, M. Silanus is the brother of L. Silanus , convicted of adultery with Agrippina , who committed suicide on January 1, 49.
- ↑ CIL 6, 32347 ; CIL 6, 2032 ; CIL 6, 2053
- ↑ Tacitus, Annals 13.1.
- ^ So Cassius Dio 61, 6.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Junius Silanus, Marcus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Silanus, Marcus Junius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician, consul 46 AD |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th |
| DATE OF DEATH | 54 |
| Place of death | Achaea |