Decimus Junius Silanus (consul)

Decimus Junius Silanus (* 107 BC or a little earlier, † 60 BC) was a Roman senator of the late Republic.

Silanus was aedile in a not precisely known year after 75 BC, not later than 70 BC, and gave it obviously magnificent games as it had become customary. No later than 67 BC, he must follow the rules of Roman career in office have held the praetorship, he 65 BC, but in vain, to applied for the consulate of the following year. Two years later he was with his application, including against Lucius Sergius Catilina, successfully. As consul -designate, he took part in the hearing in the Senate concerning the punishment of prisoners followers of Catiline on December 5, 63 BC, and spoke out as the first speaker for the death penalty, but was under the influence of monitory for calm speech Gaius Iulius Caesars temporarily fluctuating.

During his year of office as consul 62 BC, he brought along with his colleague Lucius Licinius Murena a law according to which all legislative proposals should be deposited in the public Aerarium.

Since the mid- 70s Silanus belonged to the college of pontiffs. Since he is no longer called by Cicero for the year 57 BC as pontiff, he must have died before this year.

Silanus was married to Servilia, a younger half-sister of Cato and Caesar's temporary lover. From her first marriage she had a son, who later became Caesar's assassins Marcus Junius Brutus. Silanus and Servilia had three daughters together.