Silvanus

Silvanus (from Latin silva 'forest' or Etruscan selvans ) is a name from Roman antiquity. He describes

• Silvanus (mythology) , god of the forest and the forest inhabitants
• Silvanus (counter-emperor) , counter-emperor in the Roman Empire at the time of the Constantinian dynasty
• Silvanus (Praetorian prefect) (name also passed down as "Albanus"), Roman Praetorian prefect in the 3rd century AD.
• Silas (Bible) , also called Silvanus, collaborator of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament
• Constantine of Mananalis , also called Silvanus, apostle of the Paulicians
• Silvanus of Cologne , bishop
• Lucius Lamia Silvanus , Roman senator of the 2nd century AD
• Lucius Pomponius Silvanus , Roman suffect consul 121
• Marcus Ceionius Silvanus , Roman politician and senator of the 2nd century AD
• Marcus Plautius Silvanus (tribune 89 BC) , Roman politician, author of the lex Plautia Papiria
• Marcus Plautius Silvanus (son of Aulus) , Roman praetor
• Marcus Plautius Silvanus (consul 2 BC) († after 9 AD), Roman politician and general
• Marcus Plautius Silvanus (Praetor 24) , Roman politician and murder suspect
• Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus , Roman Senator
• Wilhelm Silvanus (1927–1999), German politician (CDU, SPD)

See also:

• Silvan (name)
• Silwan
• Silvani
• Sylvanus

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.