gens Octavia

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Gens Octavia was a plebeian family of ancient Rome that rose to prominence in the late Republic, most notably producing the future emperor Augustus (Gaius Octavius Thurinus).

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Label Occurrences
gens Octavia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman gens
plebeian family
cognomenUsed Ligur
Naso
Rufus
Thurinus
country Roman Antiquity
surface form: ancient Rome
documentedIn works of Livy
De vita Caesarum
surface form: works of Suetonius

works of Velleius Paterculus
ethnicGroup Roman
geographicAssociation Velitrae
hasFamilyBranch Octavii Ligures
Octavii Rufi
Octavii Thurinī
language Latin
memberOf Roman nobility
mostNotableFor producing Augustus
nomen Octavius
notableMember Augustus
Gaius Octavius
surface form: Gaius Octavius (father of Augustus)

Gaius Octavius
surface form: Gaius Octavius Thurinus

Gnaeus Octavius (consul 165 BC)
surface form: Gnaeus Octavius (consul 128 BC)

Gnaeus Octavius (consul 165 BC)
Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC)
Lucius Octavius (consul 75 BC)
Marcus Octavius (consul 75 BC)
Marcus Octavius (tribune of the plebs, 133 BC)
Octavia the Elder
Octavia the Younger
originTradition Velitrae
politicalRole produced Roman consuls
produced Roman emperor
produced tribunes of the plebs
praenomenUsed Gaius
Gnaeus
Lucius
Marcus
relatedTo Julio-Claudian dynasty
religion Roman polytheism
roseToProminenceIn late Roman Republic
socialAdvancement attained consular rank
entered Roman Senate
socialClass plebeian
statusChange rose from municipal background to Roman nobility
throughMember Augustus
timePeriod Roman Empire
Roman Republic

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Gaius Octavius memberOf gens Octavia
Octavia the Younger familyName gens Octavia