Silanus

Family: Roman · Role: father-in-law of Caligula · First appears: Caligula 23

Life events

• Caligula forced his father-in-law Silanus to kill himself by cutting his throat with a razor.(Caligula 23)
  • With: Caligula
  • “He forced Silanus, his father-in-law, to kill himself, by cutting his throat with a razor.”
• Claudius granted Silanus the triumphal ornaments despite his youth.(Claudius 24)
  • With: Claudius
  • “He gave the triumphal ornaments to Silanus, who was betrothed to his daughter, though he was under age;”
• Claudius dismissed Pompey and Silanus from favour and had them put to death.(Claudius 27)
  • With: Claudius Cneius Pompeius Magnus (son-in-law of Claudius)
  • “He not only dismissed from his favour both Pompey and Silanus, but put them to death.”

Caligula 23

• enemies with Caligula “He forced Silanus, his father-in-law, to kill himself, by cutting his throat with a razor.”

Claudius 24

• with Claudius (Claudius bestowed the triumphal ornaments on Silanus.) “He gave the triumphal ornaments to Silanus, who was betrothed to his daughter, though he was under age”

Claudius 27

• engaged with Octavia “Octavia to his step-son Nero, after she had been contracted to Silanus.”
• enemies with Claudius “He not only dismissed from his favour both Pompey and Silanus, but put them to death.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Made with Rho MD.