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The young Octavius had two older siblings: a half sister, Octavia Major, from his father's first marriage, and a full sister, Octavia Minor. The Octavii were wealthy through their banking business in Velletri (in the Alban Hills), where the family was part of the local aristocracy.
As a consequence of Roman customs, society, and personal preference, Augustus (/ ɔː ˈ ɡ ʌ s t ə s / aw-GUST-əs) was known by many names throughout his life: Gaius Octavius (/ ɒ k ˈ t eɪ v i ə s / ok-TAY-vee-əs, Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ɔkˈtaːwiʊs]).
The Julio-Claudian dynasty comprised the first five Roman emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. [2]This line of emperors ruled the Roman Empire, from its formation (under Augustus, in 27 BC) until the last of the line, Emperor Nero, committed suicide (in AD 68).
There is a small group of spectacular imperial engraved gems, cameos carved in contrasting colours of stone.These are sometimes called "State Cameos", [11] that presumably originated, and were probably only seen, in the inner court circle of Augustus, as they show him with divine attributes that were still politically sensitive, and in some cases have sexual aspects that would not have been ...
Octavus Roy Cohen (1891–1959) was an early 20th-century American writer specializing in ethnic comedies. His dialect comedy stories about African Americans gained popularity after being published in the Saturday Evening Post and were adapted into a series of short films by Al Christie featuring actors Charles Olden, Spencer Williams Jr., Evelyn Preer, and Edward Thompson.
Gaius Octavius [1] (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 [2] and Nero. [3]
Gnaeus Octavius was a member of the Plebeian gens Octavia.His father, also called Gnaeus Octavius, was Consul in 128 BC, while his uncle, Marcus Octavius, was a key figure in opposition to the reforms of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 BC.
Octavius' mother, Atia, was the daughter of Caesar's sister, Julia Minor. Octavian (not yet re named Augustus) finished the civil wars started by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. One by one, Octavian defeated the legions of the other generals who wanted to succeed Julius Caesar as the master of the Roman world.