Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus, born Iunius Silanus was
Nero.[3]
Towards the end of his governorship
Vonones seized the throne of Armenia, but Vonones was unpopular with the neighbouring Parthian Empire and war threatened. The Romans, not desiring war with Parthia, had Creticus Silanus summon Vonones to his court in Syria in AD 16. There Vonones was kept under surveillance while allowed to retain his royal pomp and title.[4]
Creticus Silanus was removed as governor of Syria by Tiberius to make way for Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso in AD 17.[3]
Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-516774-0.
- ISBN 978-0-521-27123-3.
- ^ a b Tacitus, The Annals 2.43
- ^ Tacitus, The Annals 2.4
- Simmons, Dustin. From Obscurity to Fame and Back Again: The Caecilii Metelli in the Roman Republic. MA Thesis, Brigham Young University, 2011