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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Galius Marcellus Born: Married: Died:
WIFE
Name: Octavia ''the Younger'' Note Born: at Abt. 69 BC , , , Died: at Abt. 10 11 BC , , , Other Spouses: Triumvir Marcus Antonius Of Rome Father: Governer Gaius Octavius Of Macedonia Mother: Atia
CHILDREN
Name: Marcus Marcellus Born: Died: at Abt. 23 BC , , , Wife: Julia Iii Augusta
NOTES
2). Octavia 69? 11 BC , Roman matron, daughter of the R o m a n g eneral Gaius Octavius, grandniece of Julius Caesa r , a n d sis ter of Octavian, who became emperor as August us . Oc ta via wa s distinguished for her beauty and her vi rtu e. I n 4 0 BC o nthe death of her first husband, the c onsu l Gai us C laudiu s Marcellus, she consented to marr y Octav ian s riva l Mark A ntony to make secure the recon ciliatio n bet ween hi m and he r brother. When Antony dese rted he r for th e Egypti an quee n Cleopatra, Octavia rema ined loy al to he r husband , even pr oviding him with rein forcement s on occa sion. Octa vian was i ndignant at the t reatment s he receive d and wishe d her to le ave her husba nd s house . When war b roke out bet ween Octavia n and Ant ony in 32 B C, Antony cro wned his insu lts by sendin g Oct avia a notic e of divorce . When he died i n Egypt afte r b eing defeate d by Octavia n in 30, Octavia br ought up n o t only her ow n children bu t also Antony s child ren b y his f irst wife , Fulvia , an d by Cleopatra. Octavi a he rself had f ive ch ildren two da ughters by Antony, a n d a son and two da ugh ters by her fir st husband. Her so n, M arcus Claudius Mar c ellus, was adopt ed by Augustus a nd appa rently intende d to s ucceed the lat ter as emperor , but die d at the ag e of 19. Am ong the desc endants of t wo of Octavi a s daugh ters, Antoni a Major flo urished 1s t century AD a nd Anto nia Minor, wer e three rul ers of t he Roman Empire t he em perors Claudius I , Nero, a nd Cal igula. Source Octav i a 69? 11 bc , Micros oft R Enca rta R 98 Encyclopedi a . c 1993 1997 Microsof t Cor pora tion. All rights reser ved .Octavia 69? 11 BC , Rom a n ma tron, daughter of the R oma n general GaiusOctavius, gr a n dniece o f Julius Caesar , an d sister of Octavian, who b e ca meemperor as Augustus . Octav ia was distingui shed f o r her b eauty and hervirtu e. In 4 0 BC on the death of h e r first hus band, the consu l Gai usC laudius Marcellus , sh e consented t o marry Octav ian s riva l Mark Antonyt o mak e secure the r ec onciliatio n between hi m and her b rother . WhenAntony deserte d her f or the Egyptia n quee n Cle opat ra, Octavia remainedlo ya l to her husband , eve n providin g him with reinforcemen t s onoccas ion.Octa vi an was indig nant at the treatmen t sh e received and wish e d her toleav e her husband s hou se. Whe n war broke ou t bet ween Octavi an and Antonyin 3 2 BC, Anton y crowned h is insul ts b y sen ding Octavia a n otice ofdivorc e. When he died i n Egypt af ter being defea ted by Octavi a n i n 30,Octavia br ought u p not only her o wn children bu t a lso Antony s child renb y his first w ife , Fulvia , an d b y Cleopatra. Octavi a her self had fivechi ldren two d aughter s by Antony,a n d a so n and two daugh ters by her first husba nd. Her son , Marcu s Claudius Marce llus, wa s adopte d byAugu stus and a pparen tly intended t o succee d the latter as emper or, butdi ed a t the ag e o f 19. Amo ng the descendants of tw o of Octa via sdaugh ters, Antoni a Major flourished 1st cent u ry AD a nd Ant onia Minor, were three rulers of the Roman E mpire t he em perors Cla udius I, Nero , andCaligula. Source Oc ta vi a 69? 11 b c , Microsoft R Encarta R 98 Encyclo pedi a . c1993 1 997 Microsof t Corporation. All rights rese r v e d. !BIRTH edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged !DEATH edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged

						

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