In the Roman Empire during the first century AD, there were two consuls that lived of this name. The elder was a consul in the reign of Augustus and the younger a consul in the reign of Claudius.

Gaius Silius I – Consul in 13ad. During his consulship, Augustus had written his will. Under Germanicus, Silius was an army commander in Lower Germany (14ad) and won an honorary triumph in 15ad. Tiberius appointed him as a taxation auditor in Gaul in 16ad and later became Governor of Lower Germany in 21ad. Tacitus described him then as ‘aged and infirm’. Augustus (plural Augusti) is Latin for majestic or venerable. Although the use of the cognomen Augustus as part of ones name is generally understood to identify the Emperor Augustus, this is somewhat misleading; Augustus was the most significant name associated with the Emperor, but it did not actually represent... Bust of Germanicus in the Louvre Germanicus Julius Caesar Claudianus, possibly Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus before adoption (15 BC–AD 19) was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of the early Roman Empire. ... The Emperor Tiberius enamelled terracotta bust at the Victoria and Albert Museum. ... Gallia (in English Gaul) is the Latin name for the region of western Europe occupied by present-day France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ...

Silius married Sosia Galla. The couple had become friends with Tiberius’ daughter-in-law Agrippina the Elder. Due to their friendship with Agrippina they became innocent victims of Sejanus’ treason trials. Agrippina the Elder Julia Vipsania Agrippina (circa 14 BC– AD 33), known as Agrippina Major (Agrippina the Elder), was one of the most powerful women in the Roman Empire in the early 1st century AD. She was the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa by his third wife Julia Caesaris, was...

Silius committed suicide in 24ad, while Galla was exiled and later died. Galla’s Property was confiscated by the senate and later given to her children.

Gaius Silius II – Son of the above, consul of 48ad. Silius was a senator in 47ad. He had married the aristocratic woman Junia Silana. The ancient sources described as an intelligent, noble and attractive man.

Through the infatuations of the Empress Messalina, they had become lovers. Silius knew the danger he put himself in. Messalina forced him to divorce his wife to marry her. They had committed bigamy and married before witnesses. Silius was childless and wanted to adopt Britannicus. Valeria Messalina (17–48) was the third wife of the Roman emperor Claudius. ...

Narcissus exposed their mock marriage and the plot to kill Claudius. The Emperor ordered their executions in 48ad.

His ex-wife Junia Silana, was a friend of Agrippina the Younger and later became rivals of power, wealth and choice of men. Agrippina ordered her exile and she later died at Tarentum in 59ad. Map of Italy showing Taranto in the bottom right Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, southern Italy. ...