Gaius Junius Silanus (fl. 1st century BC) was a

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, who was

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in 17 BC as the colleague of

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Biography

The son of an otherwise unknown Gaius Junius Silanus, it is speculated that Junius Silanus was related to Marcus Junius Silanus (perhaps his cousin). Elected consul in 17 BC alongside

, it has been postulated that he may have been a

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ar governor of

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around 24/23 BC, but this has been challenged as highly unlikely. He may have been the biological father of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus.Syme, p. 190 Nothing further is known about his career.

References

Sources

*Syme, Ronald, ''The Augustan Aristocracy'' (1986)].

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