Marcus Junius Silanus

Reading notes

• The Agricola §4 Marcus Silanus

  Senator whom Graecinus was ordered, and refused, to prosecute under Caligula.

• The Annals §3.24 Marcus Silanus

  Marcus Junius Silanus, brother of Decimus, a consular of great nobility and eloquence whose influence eased the recall.

• The Histories §4.50 Marcus Silanus

  Proconsul of Africa whom Caligula feared, prompting the split of command that bred the lasting rivalry between legate and proconsul.