Gaius Junius Silanus (fl.
1st century BC) was a Roman Senator, who was consul in 17 BC as the colleague of Gaius Furnius.
[1] The son of an otherwise unknown Gaius Junius Silanus, it is speculated that Junius Silanus was related to Marcus Junius Silanus (perhaps his cousin).
[2] Elected consul in 17 BC alongside Gaius Furnius, it has been postulated that he may have been a proconsular governor of Asia around 24/23 BC, but this has been challenged as highly unlikely.
[3] He may have been the biological father of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus.