Name Decimus Silanus Uncles Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Parents Aemilia Lepida | Died 64 AD Role Statesman | |
Grandparents Julia the Younger, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Great-grandparents Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Julia the Elder, Cornelia People also search for Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus | ||
Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (16 AD-64 AD) was a Roman senator who lived during the 1st century. He served as a ordinary consul in 53 with Quintus Haterius Antoninus as his colleague. Decimus was the second son born to Aemilia Lepida and Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus, a member of the Junii Silani, a family of Ancient Rome.
His maternal grandparents were the princess Julia the Younger and consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus. Through his maternal grandparents he was a descendant of Roman Emperor Augustus, noble woman Scribonia, statesman Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and consul Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus (brother of the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus). Decimus allegedly boasted of his descent from Augustus, and as a result Roman Emperor Nero forced him to commit suicide.
Decimus married Julia Africana in 54 AD. Julia was the daughter of consul Marcus Julius Africanus. They had one daughter named Junia Silana Torquata (b. 55).