Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus

Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus (died 64), consul in 53, was a member of the Junii Silani, a family of ancient Rome. Through his mother Aemilia Lepida, he was a descendant of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. His father was Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus, a member of the ancient Junia family. Decimus allegedly boasted of his descent from Augustus, and as a result Roman Emperor Nero forced him to commit suicide.

Preceded by Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix and Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus	Consul of the Roman Empire together with Quintus Haterius Antoninus 53	Succeeded by Marcus Acilius Aviola and Marcus Asinius Marcellus

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