Gaius Octavius

Gaius Octavius was an ancestor to the Roman Emperors of the JulioClaudian dynasty. He is the father of the Emperor Augustus, stepgrandfather of the Emperor Tiberius, greatgrandfather of the Emperor Claudius, greatgreat grandfather of the Emperor Caligula, and greatgreatgreat grandfather of the Emperor Nero. Hailing from Velitrae, he descended from an old, wealthy equestrian branch of the gens Octavia. Despite being from a wealthy family, his family was plebeian, rather than patrician. As a novus homo , he would not be of a senatorial family.

Octavius first wife was named Ancharia. The two had a child . It is not known how the marriage ended, although it is possible that Ancharia died during child birth. He later married the niece of Julius Caesar, Atia Balba Caesonia. How they met is not known, although Atias family on her fathers side lived close to Velitrae, which was the ancestral home of the Octavii. They had two children Octavia Minor and the Emperor Augustus, the latter of whom was born in 63 BC.

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