lowed up their victory by
depriving
Cinna of his viii.
William Smith - 1844 - Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - c
2.
Adia
Augustus
Pactina.
3. Valeria
Mexualina.
Julia, 4. Artippina,
married Nero, mother of
son of Germanicus Nero.
6. Julia Livilla.
B, l'rulanilla.
By Partins.
1
1. Claudius Britannicus, 2. Octavia,
Elled A. D. S. m. Nero, the emperor
hide A. D. 62.
1. Di,
die D. 20.
2. Claudie
Antonia,
killed by Nero,
A. D. 66.
m. 1. Cn. Pompeiur.
2 Faustus Sulla.
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8
OCTAVIUS.
OCTAVIUS.
was the colleague of Tib. Gracchus in the tribunate claring that being consul he would not abandon his
of the plebs, B. c. 133, and opposed his tribunitian country. Accordingly, when the troops of Marius
veto to the passing of the agrarian law. The his and Cinna began to march into the city, he sta-
tory of his opposition, and the way in which he tioned himself on the Janiculum, with the soldiers
was in consequence deposed from his office by Tib. that still remained faithful to bim, and there, seated
Gracchus, are fully detailed in the life of the latter. on his curule throne, was killed by Censorinus,
[Vol. II. p. 292, a. ] Octavius is naturally either who had been sent for that purpose by the vicio-
praised or blamed according to the different views rious party. His head was cut off and suspended
entertained by persons of the laws of Gracchus. on the rostra. This is the account of Appian, but
Cicero (Brut. 25) calls Octavius civis in rebus op the manner of his death is related somewhat diffe-
timis constantissimus, and praises him for his skill rently by Plutarch. Octavius seems, upon the
in speaking. We learn from Plutarch that Octa- whole, to have been an upright man, but he was
vius was a personal friend of Gracchus, and that it very superstitious, slow in action and in council,
was with considerable reluctance that the nobles and did not possess remarkable abilities of any
persuaded him to oppose his friend, but to this kind. (Appian, B. C. i. 64, 68–71 ; Plut. Mar.
course he was probably also prompted by possessing 41, 42 ; Val. Max. i. 6. $ 10 ; Dion Cass. Fragm.
a large tract of public land. Plutarch likewise 117, 118, ed. Reimarus ; Liv. Epit. 79, 80 ; Flor.
adds that though Octavius and Gracchus opposed iii. 21. $9; Cic. in Cat. iii. 10, de Harzyp. Resp.
one another with great earnestness and rivalry, 24, Philipp. xi. 1, xiv. 8, Tuscul. r. 19, pro Sest.
yet they are said never to have uttered a disparaging 36, de Divin. i. 2, de Nat. Deor. ii. 5. )
word against one another. (Plut. Tib. Gracch. 10. ) 7. M. OCTAVIUS, described by Cicero as Cn. f. ,
Dion Cassius, on the contrary, says (Fragm. 87, must be the younger son of No. 4. In his tribu-
ed. Reimarus) that Octavius opposed Gracchus of nate of the plebs, the year of which is not stated,
his own accord, through jealousy springing from he brought forward a law for raising the price at
their relationship to one another: and that they which corn was sold to the people by the Frumen-
were related in some way may also be inferred taria lex of C. Gracchus, since it was found that
from another passage of Plutarch (C. Gracch. 4), the treasury was quite drained by the law of Grac-
from which we learn that C. Gracchus dropped a chus. Cicero attributes the enactment of the law
measure directed against Octavius at the request of to the influence and eloquence of Octavius, al-
his mother Octavia.
though he adds that he was, properly speaking,
6. CN. Octavius, son of No. 4. He was one not an orator. (Cic. de Off. ii. 21, Brui. 62. ) This
of the staunch supporters of the aristocratical party, M. Octavius should be carefully distinguished from
which was perhaps the reason that he failed in ob- the M. Octavius who was the colleague of Tibe
taining the aedileship. (Cic. pro Planc. 21. ) He Gracchus. (See No. 5. )
was consul in B. C. 87 with L. Cornelius Cinna, the 8. L. Octavius CN. F. CN. N. (Fasti Cupit. ),
year after the consulship of Sulla and the banish- the son of No. 6, was consul B. c. 75 with C. Au-
ment of Marius and his leading partisans. Sulla relius Cotta. He died in B. c. 74, as proconsul of
was now absent in Greece, engaged in the war Cilicia, and was succeeded in the command of the
against Mithridates, and upon Octavius, therefore, province by L. Lucullus. (Cic. Verr. i. 50, ii. 7;
devolved the support of the interests of his party. Obsequ. 121 ; Plut. Lucull. 6. ) Many writers
Immediately after Sulla's departure from Italy, confound this L. Octavius with L. Octavius Balbus,
Cinna attempted to obtain the power for the Ma- the jurist. [BALBUS, p. 458. ]
rian party by incorporating the new Italian citizens 9. CN. Octavius M. F. CN. N. (Fasti Cupit. ),
among the thirty-five tribes. Octavius offered the son of No. 7, was consul B. c. 76, with c. Scri-
most vehement resistance, and, in the contentions bonius Curio. He is described as a man of a mild
which ensued, he displayed an amount of eloquence temper, although he was a martyr to the gout, in
for which previously credit had not been given consequence of which he appears to have lost the
him. (Cic. Brut. 47. ) But from words the two use of his feet. As an orator he was of little
parties soon came to blows. A dreadful conflict account. (Cic. Brut, 60, 62, de Fin. ii. 28 ; Sall.
took place in the forum, and Cinna was driven out Hist. ii. p. 205, ed. Gerl. min. ; Obseq. 121. )
of the city with great slaughter. The senate fol- 10. M. Octavius CN. F. M. N. (Cic. ad Fam.
lowed up their victory by depriving Cinna of his viii. 2. $ 2), the son of No. 9. He was a friend of
consulship, and appointing L. Cornelius Merula in Ap. Claudius Pulcher, consul B. c. 54, and accome
his stead. But Cinna soon collected a considerable panied the latter into Cilicia, but left the province
army, with which he marched against Rome, and before Claudius in order to become a candidate for
Marius, as soon as he heard of these changes, re the aedileship. He was curule aedile B. c. 50 along
turned from Africa and levied some troops, with with M. Caelius; and as both of them were friends
which he likewise proceeded against the city. The of Cicero, they begged the orator, as he was then
Boldiers of Octavius seem to have had no confidence in Cilicia, to send them panthers for the games
in their general, and therefore offered to place they had to exhibit. (Cic. ad Fam. iii. 4, ad Att.
themselves under the command of Metellus Pius, v. 21, vi. 1. & 21. ) On the breaking out of the
who had been summoned to Rome by the senate. civil war in B. C. 49, Octavius, true to the here-
(METELLUS, No. 19. ] But when Metellus re- ditary principles of his family, espoused the aris-
fused to take the command, and numbers of the tocratical party. He was appointed, along with
soldiers therefore deserted to the enemy, the senate L. Scribonius Libo, to the command of the Libur-
had no other course left them but submission. nian and Achaean fleets, serving as legate to
Metellus fled from the city, and the friends of Oc- M. Bibulus, who had the supreme command of the
ta vius begged him to do the same ; but, trusting Pompeian fleet. He and Libo did good service to
to the promises of Marius and Cinna, and still the cause ; they defeated Dolabella on the Illyrian
shore to the assurances of the diviners, that he coast, and compelled C. Antonius to surrender at
would suffer no harm, he remained in Rome, de- | the island of Coricta (Caes. B. C. ii. 5; Dion Cass
## p. 9 (#25) ###############################################
VIUS.
-ul he would not abandon his
-, when the troops of Marius
march into the city, he sta-
Janiculum, with the soldiers
thful to him, and there, seated
– was killed by Censorinos
,
r that purpose by the victo-
d was cut off and suspended
is the account of Appian, but
th is related somewhat dife-
- Octavius seems, upon the
an upright man, but he was
w in action and in council,
remarkable abilities of any
C. i. 64, 68—71 ; Plut. Mar.
- 6. $ 10 ; Dion Cass. Fraga.
us; Liv. Epit. 79, 80; Flor.
Cat. iii. 10, de Harwap. Resp.
civ. 8, Tuscul. F. 19, pro Sesto
Nat. Deor. ii. 5. )
described by Cicero as Cn. f. ,
son of No. 4. In his tribo-
year of which is not stated,
law for raising the price at
to the people by the Frumen-
hus, since it was found that
te drained by the law of Grac-
ates the enactment of the lay
d eloquence of Octavius, al-
ut he was, properly speaking,
de Off. ii. 21, Brut. 62. ) This
be carefully distinguished from
ho was the colleague of Tib.
CN. F. CN. N. (Fasti Capit. ),
5. )
OCTAVIUS.
OCTAVIUS.
9
xli. 40; Florns, iv. 2. $ 31; Oros. vi. 15. ) nc praetorship we have no further information ; we
tavius afterwards proceeded to attack the town of are only told that he filled the previous dignities
Salonae in Dalmatia, but was repulsed with con- with great credit to himself and obtained a repu-
siderable loss, and thereupon joined Pompey at tation for integrity, ability, and uprightness.
Dyrrhachium. After the battle of Pharsalia, Velleius Paterculus characterizes him (ii. 59) as
Octavius, who still possessed a considerable fleet, gravis, sanctus, innocens, and dives, and adds that
set sail for Illyricum with the hope of securing it the estimation in which he was held gained for
for the Pompeian party. At first he met with him, in marriage, Atia, the daughter of Julia, who
great success, and defeated Gabinius, who had was the sister of Julius Caesar. Thus, although
been sent by Caesar into Illyricum with reinforce a novus homo, he was chosen first praetor in B. C.
ments for the army, which was already there ; 61, and discharged the duties of his office in so
but he was soon afterwards driven out of the admirable a manner that Cicero recommends him
country (B. C. 47) by Cornificius and Vatinius, as a model to his brother Quintus. (Cic. ad Qu. F.
and compelled to fly to Africa, where the Pompeian i. 1. $ 7. ). In the following year he succeeded C.
party were making a stand. (Hirt, B. Alex. 42—. Antonius in the government of Macedonia, with
46; Dion Cass. xlii. 11. ) After the battle of the title of proconsul, and on his way to his pro-
Thapsus (B. C. 46), Octavius was in the neigh- vince he cut to pieces, in the Thurine district, in
bourhood of Utica in command of two legions, and consequence of orders from the senate, a body of
claimed to have the supreme command with Cato. runaway slaves, who had been gathered together
(Plut. Cat. min. 65. ) He is not mentioned again for Catiline, and had previously belonged to the
till the battle of Actium (B. c. 31), when he army of Spartacus. He administered the affairs of
commanded along with M. Insteius the middle of his province with equal integrity and energy. The
Antony's fleet. (Plut. Ant. 65. )
manner in which he treated the provincials was
11. C. OCTAVIUS, the younger son of No. 1, again recommended by Cicero as an example to his
and the ancestor of Augustus, remained a simple brother Quintus. He routed the Bessi and some
Roman eques, without attempting to rise any other Thracian tribes, who had disturbed the peace
higher in the state. (Suet. Aug. 2; Vell. Pat. of the province, and received in consequence the
ii. 59. )
title of imperator from his troops. He returned to
12. C. OCTAVIUS, son of the preceding, and Italy at the latter end of B. C. 59, in full expectation
great-grandfather of Augustus, lived in the time of of being elected to the consulship, but he died
the second Punic war, in which he served as suddenly at the beginning of the following year,
tribune of the soldiers. He was present at the fatal B. c. 58, at Nola, in Campania, in the very same
battle of Cannae (B. c. 216), and was one of the room in which Augustus afterwards breathed his
few who survived the engagement. When the last. Octavius was married twice, first to An-
Carthaginians were forcing into the lesser Roman cbaria, by whom he had one daughter (ANCHARIA),
camp, Octavius and another tribune, Sempronius and secondly to Atia, by whom he had a daughter
Tuditanus, cut their way through the enemy, with and a son (Aria). His second wife, and his three
a few soldiers, and arrived in safety at Canusium. children, survived him. (Suet. Aug. 3, 4 ; Nicol.
(Frontin. Strat. iv. 5. $7; comp. Liv. xxii. 52. ) Damasc. Vit. August. c. 2, ed. Orelli ; Vell. Pat. ii.
Octavias also served in Sicily under the praetor 59 ; Cic. ad Att. ii. 1, ad Qu. F. i. 1. $ 7, ii. 2. $7,
L. Aemilius Papus (B. C: 205), but what part he Philipp. iii. 6 ; Tac. Ann. i. 9. ) The following is
took in the other campaigns in the war is not the inscription which has been above referred to :
mentioned. When M. Antonius wished to throw C. OCTAVIVS. C. F. C. N. C. P. R(VFVs). PATER
contempt upon Augustus, he called this C. Octavius AVGVSTI. TR.
Augustus
Pactina.
3. Valeria
Mexualina.
Julia, 4. Artippina,
married Nero, mother of
son of Germanicus Nero.
6. Julia Livilla.
B, l'rulanilla.
By Partins.
1
1. Claudius Britannicus, 2. Octavia,
Elled A. D. S. m. Nero, the emperor
hide A. D. 62.
1. Di,
die D. 20.
2. Claudie
Antonia,
killed by Nero,
A. D. 66.
m. 1. Cn. Pompeiur.
2 Faustus Sulla.
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8
OCTAVIUS.
OCTAVIUS.
was the colleague of Tib. Gracchus in the tribunate claring that being consul he would not abandon his
of the plebs, B. c. 133, and opposed his tribunitian country. Accordingly, when the troops of Marius
veto to the passing of the agrarian law. The his and Cinna began to march into the city, he sta-
tory of his opposition, and the way in which he tioned himself on the Janiculum, with the soldiers
was in consequence deposed from his office by Tib. that still remained faithful to bim, and there, seated
Gracchus, are fully detailed in the life of the latter. on his curule throne, was killed by Censorinus,
[Vol. II. p. 292, a. ] Octavius is naturally either who had been sent for that purpose by the vicio-
praised or blamed according to the different views rious party. His head was cut off and suspended
entertained by persons of the laws of Gracchus. on the rostra. This is the account of Appian, but
Cicero (Brut. 25) calls Octavius civis in rebus op the manner of his death is related somewhat diffe-
timis constantissimus, and praises him for his skill rently by Plutarch. Octavius seems, upon the
in speaking. We learn from Plutarch that Octa- whole, to have been an upright man, but he was
vius was a personal friend of Gracchus, and that it very superstitious, slow in action and in council,
was with considerable reluctance that the nobles and did not possess remarkable abilities of any
persuaded him to oppose his friend, but to this kind. (Appian, B. C. i. 64, 68–71 ; Plut. Mar.
course he was probably also prompted by possessing 41, 42 ; Val. Max. i. 6. $ 10 ; Dion Cass. Fragm.
a large tract of public land. Plutarch likewise 117, 118, ed. Reimarus ; Liv. Epit. 79, 80 ; Flor.
adds that though Octavius and Gracchus opposed iii. 21. $9; Cic. in Cat. iii. 10, de Harzyp. Resp.
one another with great earnestness and rivalry, 24, Philipp. xi. 1, xiv. 8, Tuscul. r. 19, pro Sest.
yet they are said never to have uttered a disparaging 36, de Divin. i. 2, de Nat. Deor. ii. 5. )
word against one another. (Plut. Tib. Gracch. 10. ) 7. M. OCTAVIUS, described by Cicero as Cn. f. ,
Dion Cassius, on the contrary, says (Fragm. 87, must be the younger son of No. 4. In his tribu-
ed. Reimarus) that Octavius opposed Gracchus of nate of the plebs, the year of which is not stated,
his own accord, through jealousy springing from he brought forward a law for raising the price at
their relationship to one another: and that they which corn was sold to the people by the Frumen-
were related in some way may also be inferred taria lex of C. Gracchus, since it was found that
from another passage of Plutarch (C. Gracch. 4), the treasury was quite drained by the law of Grac-
from which we learn that C. Gracchus dropped a chus. Cicero attributes the enactment of the law
measure directed against Octavius at the request of to the influence and eloquence of Octavius, al-
his mother Octavia.
though he adds that he was, properly speaking,
6. CN. Octavius, son of No. 4. He was one not an orator. (Cic. de Off. ii. 21, Brui. 62. ) This
of the staunch supporters of the aristocratical party, M. Octavius should be carefully distinguished from
which was perhaps the reason that he failed in ob- the M. Octavius who was the colleague of Tibe
taining the aedileship. (Cic. pro Planc. 21. ) He Gracchus. (See No. 5. )
was consul in B. C. 87 with L. Cornelius Cinna, the 8. L. Octavius CN. F. CN. N. (Fasti Cupit. ),
year after the consulship of Sulla and the banish- the son of No. 6, was consul B. c. 75 with C. Au-
ment of Marius and his leading partisans. Sulla relius Cotta. He died in B. c. 74, as proconsul of
was now absent in Greece, engaged in the war Cilicia, and was succeeded in the command of the
against Mithridates, and upon Octavius, therefore, province by L. Lucullus. (Cic. Verr. i. 50, ii. 7;
devolved the support of the interests of his party. Obsequ. 121 ; Plut. Lucull. 6. ) Many writers
Immediately after Sulla's departure from Italy, confound this L. Octavius with L. Octavius Balbus,
Cinna attempted to obtain the power for the Ma- the jurist. [BALBUS, p. 458. ]
rian party by incorporating the new Italian citizens 9. CN. Octavius M. F. CN. N. (Fasti Cupit. ),
among the thirty-five tribes. Octavius offered the son of No. 7, was consul B. c. 76, with c. Scri-
most vehement resistance, and, in the contentions bonius Curio. He is described as a man of a mild
which ensued, he displayed an amount of eloquence temper, although he was a martyr to the gout, in
for which previously credit had not been given consequence of which he appears to have lost the
him. (Cic. Brut. 47. ) But from words the two use of his feet. As an orator he was of little
parties soon came to blows. A dreadful conflict account. (Cic. Brut, 60, 62, de Fin. ii. 28 ; Sall.
took place in the forum, and Cinna was driven out Hist. ii. p. 205, ed. Gerl. min. ; Obseq. 121. )
of the city with great slaughter. The senate fol- 10. M. Octavius CN. F. M. N. (Cic. ad Fam.
lowed up their victory by depriving Cinna of his viii. 2. $ 2), the son of No. 9. He was a friend of
consulship, and appointing L. Cornelius Merula in Ap. Claudius Pulcher, consul B. c. 54, and accome
his stead. But Cinna soon collected a considerable panied the latter into Cilicia, but left the province
army, with which he marched against Rome, and before Claudius in order to become a candidate for
Marius, as soon as he heard of these changes, re the aedileship. He was curule aedile B. c. 50 along
turned from Africa and levied some troops, with with M. Caelius; and as both of them were friends
which he likewise proceeded against the city. The of Cicero, they begged the orator, as he was then
Boldiers of Octavius seem to have had no confidence in Cilicia, to send them panthers for the games
in their general, and therefore offered to place they had to exhibit. (Cic. ad Fam. iii. 4, ad Att.
themselves under the command of Metellus Pius, v. 21, vi. 1. & 21. ) On the breaking out of the
who had been summoned to Rome by the senate. civil war in B. C. 49, Octavius, true to the here-
(METELLUS, No. 19. ] But when Metellus re- ditary principles of his family, espoused the aris-
fused to take the command, and numbers of the tocratical party. He was appointed, along with
soldiers therefore deserted to the enemy, the senate L. Scribonius Libo, to the command of the Libur-
had no other course left them but submission. nian and Achaean fleets, serving as legate to
Metellus fled from the city, and the friends of Oc- M. Bibulus, who had the supreme command of the
ta vius begged him to do the same ; but, trusting Pompeian fleet. He and Libo did good service to
to the promises of Marius and Cinna, and still the cause ; they defeated Dolabella on the Illyrian
shore to the assurances of the diviners, that he coast, and compelled C. Antonius to surrender at
would suffer no harm, he remained in Rome, de- | the island of Coricta (Caes. B. C. ii. 5; Dion Cass
## p. 9 (#25) ###############################################
VIUS.
-ul he would not abandon his
-, when the troops of Marius
march into the city, he sta-
Janiculum, with the soldiers
thful to him, and there, seated
– was killed by Censorinos
,
r that purpose by the victo-
d was cut off and suspended
is the account of Appian, but
th is related somewhat dife-
- Octavius seems, upon the
an upright man, but he was
w in action and in council,
remarkable abilities of any
C. i. 64, 68—71 ; Plut. Mar.
- 6. $ 10 ; Dion Cass. Fraga.
us; Liv. Epit. 79, 80; Flor.
Cat. iii. 10, de Harwap. Resp.
civ. 8, Tuscul. F. 19, pro Sesto
Nat. Deor. ii. 5. )
described by Cicero as Cn. f. ,
son of No. 4. In his tribo-
year of which is not stated,
law for raising the price at
to the people by the Frumen-
hus, since it was found that
te drained by the law of Grac-
ates the enactment of the lay
d eloquence of Octavius, al-
ut he was, properly speaking,
de Off. ii. 21, Brut. 62. ) This
be carefully distinguished from
ho was the colleague of Tib.
CN. F. CN. N. (Fasti Capit. ),
5. )
OCTAVIUS.
OCTAVIUS.
9
xli. 40; Florns, iv. 2. $ 31; Oros. vi. 15. ) nc praetorship we have no further information ; we
tavius afterwards proceeded to attack the town of are only told that he filled the previous dignities
Salonae in Dalmatia, but was repulsed with con- with great credit to himself and obtained a repu-
siderable loss, and thereupon joined Pompey at tation for integrity, ability, and uprightness.
Dyrrhachium. After the battle of Pharsalia, Velleius Paterculus characterizes him (ii. 59) as
Octavius, who still possessed a considerable fleet, gravis, sanctus, innocens, and dives, and adds that
set sail for Illyricum with the hope of securing it the estimation in which he was held gained for
for the Pompeian party. At first he met with him, in marriage, Atia, the daughter of Julia, who
great success, and defeated Gabinius, who had was the sister of Julius Caesar. Thus, although
been sent by Caesar into Illyricum with reinforce a novus homo, he was chosen first praetor in B. C.
ments for the army, which was already there ; 61, and discharged the duties of his office in so
but he was soon afterwards driven out of the admirable a manner that Cicero recommends him
country (B. C. 47) by Cornificius and Vatinius, as a model to his brother Quintus. (Cic. ad Qu. F.
and compelled to fly to Africa, where the Pompeian i. 1. $ 7. ). In the following year he succeeded C.
party were making a stand. (Hirt, B. Alex. 42—. Antonius in the government of Macedonia, with
46; Dion Cass. xlii. 11. ) After the battle of the title of proconsul, and on his way to his pro-
Thapsus (B. C. 46), Octavius was in the neigh- vince he cut to pieces, in the Thurine district, in
bourhood of Utica in command of two legions, and consequence of orders from the senate, a body of
claimed to have the supreme command with Cato. runaway slaves, who had been gathered together
(Plut. Cat. min. 65. ) He is not mentioned again for Catiline, and had previously belonged to the
till the battle of Actium (B. c. 31), when he army of Spartacus. He administered the affairs of
commanded along with M. Insteius the middle of his province with equal integrity and energy. The
Antony's fleet. (Plut. Ant. 65. )
manner in which he treated the provincials was
11. C. OCTAVIUS, the younger son of No. 1, again recommended by Cicero as an example to his
and the ancestor of Augustus, remained a simple brother Quintus. He routed the Bessi and some
Roman eques, without attempting to rise any other Thracian tribes, who had disturbed the peace
higher in the state. (Suet. Aug. 2; Vell. Pat. of the province, and received in consequence the
ii. 59. )
title of imperator from his troops. He returned to
12. C. OCTAVIUS, son of the preceding, and Italy at the latter end of B. C. 59, in full expectation
great-grandfather of Augustus, lived in the time of of being elected to the consulship, but he died
the second Punic war, in which he served as suddenly at the beginning of the following year,
tribune of the soldiers. He was present at the fatal B. c. 58, at Nola, in Campania, in the very same
battle of Cannae (B. c. 216), and was one of the room in which Augustus afterwards breathed his
few who survived the engagement. When the last. Octavius was married twice, first to An-
Carthaginians were forcing into the lesser Roman cbaria, by whom he had one daughter (ANCHARIA),
camp, Octavius and another tribune, Sempronius and secondly to Atia, by whom he had a daughter
Tuditanus, cut their way through the enemy, with and a son (Aria). His second wife, and his three
a few soldiers, and arrived in safety at Canusium. children, survived him. (Suet. Aug. 3, 4 ; Nicol.
(Frontin. Strat. iv. 5. $7; comp. Liv. xxii. 52. ) Damasc. Vit. August. c. 2, ed. Orelli ; Vell. Pat. ii.
Octavias also served in Sicily under the praetor 59 ; Cic. ad Att. ii. 1, ad Qu. F. i. 1. $ 7, ii. 2. $7,
L. Aemilius Papus (B. C: 205), but what part he Philipp. iii. 6 ; Tac. Ann. i. 9. ) The following is
took in the other campaigns in the war is not the inscription which has been above referred to :
mentioned. When M. Antonius wished to throw C. OCTAVIVS. C. F. C. N. C. P. R(VFVs). PATER
contempt upon Augustus, he called this C. Octavius AVGVSTI. TR.