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Marcus Plautius Silvanus was a Roman politician and general who was consul in 2 BC. ==Biography== Silvanus was the son of Urgulania, a close friend of the empress Livia, and it was Livia's intercession that allowed Silvanus to climb the cursus honorum, leading to the consulate in 2 BC alongside Augustus.〔Syme, pg. 422〕〔Dio Cassius, ''Epitome of Roman History'' LV.0〕 He was then made proconsul of Asia in 4-5 AD,〔Syme, pg. 435; Ronald Syme, ''The Augustan Aristocracy'', Oxford University Press 1989, p. 340〕 followed by a posting as imperial legate in Galatia in 6 AD, where he was involved in suppressing the Isaurians.〔Syme, pgs. 399 & 435〕 Whilst there, news broke of the Great Illyrian Revolt. In 7 AD Silvanus was summoned by Tiberius who was in charge of the military situation in Illyricum, ordering him to bring his troops to help suppress the revolt.〔Syme, pgs. 399 & 436〕 He joined up with Caecina Severus, the imperial legate of Moesia and fought a major battle against the rebels at Sirmium. The Roman forces were victorious, but suffered very heavy losses.〔Syme, pg. 399〕 Silvanus remained at the head of his forces until 9 AD, during which time he served in Pannonia.〔Dio LV.34〕 Dalmatia,〔Dio LVI.12〕 as well as Illyricum.〔Velleius Paterculus II.112〕 Although serving under Tiberius for the duration of the revolt, Tiberius had some doubts concerning Silvanus, especially his close connection with Tiberius' mother Livia.〔Syme, pgs 422-423〕 He married Lartia, who gave birth to his son, also named Marcus Plautius Silvanus. His son then married Fabia Numantina, but their marriage was not until 24, as the younger Silvanus was by then married to another wife named Apronia, who he apparently murdered by throwing her out of a window.〔Tacitus, Annals, IV.22.3〕〔Syme, R., ''Augustan Aristocracy'' (1989), p. 418〕 Shortly after the murder of Apronia, Fabia was "charged with having caused her husband's insanity by magical incantations and potions", but was acquitted.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marcus Plautius Silvanus (consul 2 BC)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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