Octavia (gens)
Octavius (from the Latin * Octavus " the eighth " ), feminine form Octavia, was a Roman family name ( nomen gentile ). In early times he came to as a first name ( praenomen ).
Well-known bearers of the name
- Gnaeus Octavius Rufus ( Quaestor to 230 BC)
- Gnaeus Octavius ( praetor 205 BC)
- Gnaeus Octavius (consul 165 BC)
- Marcus Octavius ( tribune in 133 BC )
- Gnaeus Octavius (consul 128 BC)
- Marcus Octavius ( tribune ) ( tribune probably at the beginning of the 1st century BC)
- Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC)
- Gnaeus Octavius (consul 76 BC)
- Lucius Octavius (consul 75 BC)
- Gaius Octavius (father of Augustus, praetor 61 BC)
- Marcus Octavius ( aedile ) ( Adil 50 BC )
- Gaius Octavius ( Thurinus? ), Who later became Augustus
In addition, Octavius is a dialogue of Minucius Felix. In Welsh mythology Octavius of the Britons is an other name for the British king Eudaf Hen