Octavius

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For the personal name, see Octavius (praenomen).

Octavius is a Latin personal name, or praenomen, and also the nomen of the Roman gens Octavia. It may refer to any of various members of that gens.

Romans

Persons with the praenomen Octavius

  • Octavius Mamilius, Dictator of Tusculum in the time of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the seventh and last King of Rome

Prominent members of the gens Octavia

  • Marcus Octavius, tribunus plebis in 133 B.C., a colleague and opponent of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
  • Gnaeus Octavius, consul in 87 B.C., he was slain by the partisans of Marius and Cinna.
  • Gaius Octavius, praetor in 61 B.C., and father of Augustus
  • Gaius Octavius (63 BC – AD 14), the emperor Augustus

Other persons and things named Octavius

Many of these were named after Augustus and his family.

See also