Appius Silanus

Also known as: Appius · Family: Roman · Role: senator · First appears: Claudius 29

Life events

• Claudius put Appius Silanus to death without positive proof or allowing him a defence.(Claudius 29)
  • With: Claudius
  • “he put to death Appius Silanus, the father of his son-in-law, and the two Julias, the daughters of Drusus and Germanicus, without any positive proof of the crimes with which they were charged, or so much as permitting them to make any defence.”
• Messalina and Narcissus contrived to have Appius Silanus put to death.(Claudius 37)
  • With: Messalina Narcissus
  • “We are informed, that Appius Silanus was got rid of in the same manner, by a contrivance betwixt Messalina and Narcissus, in which they had their several parts assigned them.”
• Claudius ordered Appius Silanus prosecuted and put to death after a staged dream accusation.(Claudius 37)
  • With: Claudius
  • “Presently afterwards, word was brought, as it had been agreed on, that Appius was come, he having, indeed, received orders the preceding day to be there at that time; and, as if the truth of the dream was sufficiently confirmed by his appearance at that juncture, he was immediately ordered to be prosecuted and put to death.”

Claudius 29

• enemies with Claudius “he put to death Appius Silanus, the father of his son-in-law”

Claudius 37

• enemies with Messalina “We are informed, that Appius Silanus was got rid of in the same manner, by a contrivance betwixt Messalina and Narcissus, in which they had their several parts assigned them.”
• enemies with Narcissus “We are informed, that Appius Silanus was got rid of in the same manner, by a contrivance betwixt Messalina and Narcissus, in which they had their several parts assigned them.”
• enemies with Claudius “Presently afterwards, word was brought, as it had been agreed on, that Appius was come, he having, indeed, received orders the preceding day to be there at that time; and, as if the truth of the dream was sufficiently confirmed by his appearance at that juncture, he was immediately ordered to be prosecuted and put to death. The day following, Claudius related the whole affair to the senate, and acknowledged his great obligation to his freedmen for watching over him even in his sleep.”

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