Decimus Junius Silanus (exiled AD 8)

	Decimus Junius Silanus (exiled AD 8) Decimus Junius Silanus may refer to: * Decimus Junius Silanus (translator of Mago), who lived in the 2nd century BC, and was an expert in Punic language and literature * Decimus Junius Silanus (consul), became consul of the Roman Republic in 62 BC * Decimus Junius Silanus, Roman senator exiled by the emperor Augustus * Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (died 64), Consul of the Roman Republic in 53 See also * Junia gens {{hndis, Junius Silanus, Decimus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Decimus Junius Silanus (translator Of Mago) Decimus Junius Silanus was an ancient Roman of the 2nd century BC. He was of noble family and was an expert in Punic language and literature. After Rome's destruction of Carthage in 146 BC, the Carthaginian libraries were given to the kings of Numidia, but one work was considered too important to lose. This was the agricultural manual in Punic by the Carthaginian author Mago. This long work (it was divided into 28 books) was brought to Rome, and Silanus was commissioned by the Roman Senate to translate it. At about the same period an adaptation into Greek was made by Cassius Dionysius. As translated by Silanus, the work opened with general advice which is thus summarized by Columella Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (, Arabic: ) was a prominent Roman writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire. His in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture and ancient Roman cuisin ...: Silanus's translation is lost, as is Mago's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Decimus Junius Silanus (consul) Decimus Junius Silanus (107 – after 62 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic. He may have been the son of Marcus Junius Silanus, consul in 109 BC. He was the stepfather of Marcus Junius Brutus, having married Brutus' mother, Servilia. Biography Early life Born in 107 BC, Decimus Junius M. f. D. n. Silanus was the son of a Marcus Junius Silanus, presumably Decimus had an elder brother named Marcus, but he might have died young. Marriage Silanus married Servilia, after her first husband died. Together they had four children, a son, Marcus Junius Silanus, and three daughters, Junia Prima, Junia Secunda, and Junia Tertia. Silanus may also have been the father of a Decimus Junius Silanus. Political career He was aedile in 70 BC, but he lost the election to be a consul of 63. He was successful the following year, and so in consequence of his being ''consul designatus'' was first asked for his opinion by Cicero in the debate in the senate on the punishment of the Catilinaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Decimus Junius Silanus (exile) Decimus Junius Silanus may refer to: * Decimus Junius Silanus (translator of Mago), who lived in the 2nd century BC, and was an expert in Punic language and literature * Decimus Junius Silanus (consul) Decimus Junius Silanus (107 – after 62 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic. He may have been the son of Marcus Junius Silanus, consul in 109 BC. He was the stepfather of Marcus Junius Brutus, having married Brutus' mother, Servilia. Biogra ..., became consul of the Roman Republic in 62 BC * Decimus Junius Silanus, Roman senator exiled by the emperor Augustus * Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (died 64), Consul of the Roman Republic in 53 See also * Junia gens {{hndis, Junius Silanus, Decimus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (c. 16 AD64 AD) was a Roman senator who lived during the 1st century. Life He served as an 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.Ronald Syme, ''The Augustan Aristocracy'' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), pp. 188, 192 Through his maternal grandparents, the princess Julia the Younger and Lucius Aemilius Paullus, consul AD 1, Decimus was related to Emperor Augustus, his second wife, Scribonia, the statesman Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and the consul Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus (brother of the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus). Decimus married Julia Africana in 54 AD. Julia was the daughter of the consul Marcus Julius Africanus. They had one daughter named Junia Silana Torquata (b. 55). Decimus allegedly boasted of his descent from Augustus, and as a result, Empero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]