Aulus Licinius Nerva Silianus was a

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who was active during the

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. He was

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states thro ...

in AD 7 as the colleague of

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus, born Iunius Silanus was adopted by Quintus Caecilius Metellus, a descendant of the optimate Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus and the natural son of Marcus Junius Silanus. He was a Consul in AD 7 and ...

. Silianus was born the second of three sons of Publius Silius Nerva, consul in 20 BC, and was later adopted by Aulus Licinius Nerva.

Velleius Paterculus Marcus Velleius Paterculus (; ) was a Roman historian, soldier and senator. His Roman history, written in a highly rhetorical style, covered the period from the end of the Trojan War to AD 30, but is most useful for the period from the death of ...

salutes him for his ''simplicissimus''. Silianus was a member of the ''

tresviri monetalis The ''triumvir monetalis'' ( ''tresviri'' or ''triumviri monetales'', also called the , abbreviated IIIVIR A. A. A. F. F.) was a moneyer during the Roman Republic and the Empire, who oversaw the minting of coins. In that role, he would be respons ...

'', the most prestigious of the four boards that form the ''

vigintiviri The ''vigintisexviri'' ( ''vigintisexvir''; ) were a college ( ''collegium'') of minor magistrates (''magistratus minores'') in the Roman Republic. The college consisted of six boards: * the '' decemviri stlitibus judicandis'' – 10 magis ...

''; Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus, consul in AD 5, was one of the other two members of this board at the same time as Silianus. Because assignment to this board was usually allocated to

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sees this as evidence that Silianus was a member of that class. Silianus was also a personal friend of emperor

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. Silianus participated in the beginning of the

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in Illyricum in the year 6, for which he was awarded the consulate.Velleius, 116.4 According to the ''Fasti Urbisalvienses'', Silianus resigned his office on June 30, and was replaced by

Lucilius Longus Lucilius Longus was a Roman politician and senator of the Roman Empire in the 1st century.Tacitus, Annals, 4, 15 Biography Lucilius Longus (his Praenomen is unknown), was a '' homo novus'' and a friend of Tiberius. In 6 BC, He accompanied Tiberiu ...

.''Fasti Urbisalvienses'', . Velleius says that Silianus died without fulfilling his full potential, but gives no details concerning the time or cause. Aulus Licinius Nerva Silianus (consul 65), Aulus Licinius Nerva Silianus, consul in 65, was his grandson.

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