Octavia the Elder | |
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Spouse | Sextus Appuleius |
Children |
Sextus Appuleius Marcus Appuleius |
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Octavia the Elder [a] (before 69 BC – after 29 BC) was the daughter of the Roman governor and senator Gaius Octavius by his first wife, Ancharia. She was the elder half-sister to Octavia the Younger and Roman Emperor Augustus. [1]
Octavia was born to Ancharia and Octavius likely some time before 69 BC. [2]
Octavia the Elder was married to Sextus Appuleius (I). They had a son, who was also named Sextus Appuleius, he served as ordinary consul in 29 BC with his half-uncle, Augustus. [3] It is postulated that they had a second son, Marcus Appuleius, the consul of 20 BC. [4] Through Sextus Appuleius, the consul, she had a grandson named Sextus Appuleius, consul in AD 14, and a granddaughter Appuleia Varilla. Octavia the Elder's last known descendants were her great-grandson, also named Sextus Appuleius, through her grandson and Fabia Numantina. [5]
Plutarch was only aware of one daughter of Gaius Octavius and confused Octavia the Elder with Octavia the Younger. [6]
Octavia's existence as wife of Appuleius was first discovered due to a dedication from when her husband was proconsul of Asia. [7]
Octavia and her husband, as well as their two sons, may be depicted on the Ara Pacis. [8]
Octavia the Elder | |
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Spouse | Sextus Appuleius |
Children |
Sextus Appuleius Marcus Appuleius |
Parents |
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Octavia the Elder [a] (before 69 BC – after 29 BC) was the daughter of the Roman governor and senator Gaius Octavius by his first wife, Ancharia. She was the elder half-sister to Octavia the Younger and Roman Emperor Augustus. [1]
Octavia was born to Ancharia and Octavius likely some time before 69 BC. [2]
Octavia the Elder was married to Sextus Appuleius (I). They had a son, who was also named Sextus Appuleius, he served as ordinary consul in 29 BC with his half-uncle, Augustus. [3] It is postulated that they had a second son, Marcus Appuleius, the consul of 20 BC. [4] Through Sextus Appuleius, the consul, she had a grandson named Sextus Appuleius, consul in AD 14, and a granddaughter Appuleia Varilla. Octavia the Elder's last known descendants were her great-grandson, also named Sextus Appuleius, through her grandson and Fabia Numantina. [5]
Plutarch was only aware of one daughter of Gaius Octavius and confused Octavia the Elder with Octavia the Younger. [6]
Octavia's existence as wife of Appuleius was first discovered due to a dedication from when her husband was proconsul of Asia. [7]
Octavia and her husband, as well as their two sons, may be depicted on the Ara Pacis. [8]