Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC)
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Gnaeus Octavius was a Roman statesman and general who served as consul in 87 BC during the turbulent years of the late Republic and was killed amid the political violence of the Marian–Sullan conflict.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman general
ⓘ
ancient Roman politician ⓘ consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman citizen ⓘ |
| conflict |
Marian–Sullan civil wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil conflict between Marius and Sulla ⓘ |
| consularColleague | Lucius Cornelius Cinna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consulshipYear | 87 BC ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| deathCause |
killed in political violence
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murder ⓘ |
| deathDate | 87 BC ⓘ |
| deathEvent | capture of Rome by the forces of Cinna and Marius ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
military commander
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politician ⓘ |
| heldMilitaryCommand | forces loyal to the Senate in 87 BC ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Appian
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Livy (via epitomes) NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being killed after the return of Marius to Rome
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defending the senatorial regime against Cinna ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | gens Octavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Octavii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opposition to Lucius Cornelius Cinna in 87 BC
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role in the Marian–Sullan conflict ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedFaction | populares ⓘ |
| opposedPolitician |
Gaius Marius
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Lucius Cornelius Cinna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | aristocratic senatorial party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
consul
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senator of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| precededByAsConsul | consuls of 88 BC ⓘ |
| succeededByAsConsul | consuls of 86 BC ⓘ |
| supportedFaction | optimates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman civil wars of the 80s BC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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