Decimus was banished for having an affair with Vipsania Julia during the reign of Augustus.
[2][3] Their mother may have been an Atia, daughter of Marcus Atius Balbus and Claudia.
[4] Ancient historians considered Marcus Silanus a highly respected man.
[1] Silanus successfully persuaded Tiberius to recall the banishment of his brother Decimus.
[2][6] She died in 36[7] or early 37[8] but according to Philo, Silanus continued to treat Caligula as his own son.