Gaius Octavius
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father of emperor Augustus. Roman general, praetor in 61 BC, praefectus propraetor in Macedonia in 60-59 BC
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 100 BC , Velitrae , Italy , Roman Republic
- Died
- 59 BC, Nola , Italy , Roman Republic
- Occupation
- Politician
- Spouse s
- Ancharia, Atia
- Children
- Octavia the Elder , Octavia the Younger , Octavian (Augustus)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Velletri
- Place of death
- Nola
- Spouse
- Atia
- Child
- Octavia the Younger
- Father
- Gaius Octavius
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- aedile
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Image
- Head Gaius Octavius Glyptothek Munich.jpg
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- Gaius Octavius
- date of death
- 0059-00-00
- date of birth
- 0100-01-01
- praenomen
- Gaius
- gens
- Octavia gens
- relative
- Nero
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Encyclopedic overview
Gaius Octavius (c. 100 – 59 BC) was a Roman politician. He was an ancestor to the Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was the biological father of the Emperor Augustus, step-grandfather of the Emperor Tiberius, great-grandfather of the Emperor Claudius, and great-great-grandfather of the Emperors Caligula and Nero. Hailing from Velitrae, he belonged to an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian gens Octavia. Not being of senatorial rank, he was a novus homo ("new man") at Rome. His grandfather, Gaius Octavius, fought as a military tribune in Sicily during the Second Punic War. His father, Gaius Octavius, was a municipal magistrate who lived to an advanced age.
Personal life
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