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(2) Zij is getrouwd met Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor Consul 50 BCE Consul 50 BCE.
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Octavia Minor
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Octavia Minor (69 - 11 BC), also known as Octavia the Younger or simply Octavia, was the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, and half sister of Octavia Thurina Major. She was one of the most prominent women in Roman history[citation needed], respected and admired by contemporaries for her loyalty, nobility and humanity and for maintaining traditional Roman feminine virtues. Octavia lived at a time when many succumbed to treachery and intrigue.
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1 Life
1.1 Childhood
1.2 First marriage
1.3 Second marriage
1.4 Breakdown
1.5 Life after Antony
1.6 Death
2 Issue
2.1 Octavia's Children with Marcellus
2.2 Octavia's Children with Mark Antony
3 In popular culture
4 Sources
4.1 Octavia's life and virtues
4.2 Discussion of Octavia
4.3 Octavia's family and descendants
5 External links
[edit] Life
[edit] Childhood
Octavia was the only daughter of her father Gaius Octavius's second marriage to Julius Caesar’s niece Atia Balba Caesonia, and so she was full sister of Augustus. She was born in Nola, Italy. Her father, a Roman Governor and Senator died in 59 BC from natural causes. Her mother later remarried, to the consul Lucius Marcius Philippus. Much of her childhood she spent travelling with her parents.
[edit] First marriage
Before 54 BC her step-father arranged for her to marry Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor. Marcellus was a man of consular rank, a man who was worthy of her and was consul in 50 BC. Gaius was a member of the influential Claudian family and descended from Marcus Claudius Marcellus, a famous general in the Second Punic War.
In 54 BC, her great-uncle Caesar is said to have been anxious for her to divorce her husband so that she could marry Pompey who had just lost his wife Julia (Julius Caesar's daughter, and thus Octavia's cousin once removed). However, Pompey apparently declined the proposal and Octavia's husband continued to oppose Julius Caesar including in the crucial year of his consulship 50 BC.
Marcellus, a friend of Marcus Tullius Cicero, was an initial opponent of Julius Caesar when he invaded Italy, but did not take up arms against his wife's great-uncle at the Battle of Pharsalus, and was eventually pardoned by him. In 47 BC he was able to intercede with Caesar for his cousin and namesake, also a former consul, then living in exile. Presumably, Octavia continued to live with her husband from the time of their marriage (she would have been about 15 when they married) to her husband's death when she was about 29.
They had three children: Claudia Marcella Major, Claudia Marcella Minor and Marcus Claudius Marcellus. All three were born in Italy. Marcellus died in May 40 BC.
[edit] Second marriage
By a Senatorial decree, Octavia married Mark Antony, in October 40 BC, as his fourth wife (his third wife Fulvia having died shortly before). This marriage had to be approved by the Senate as she was pregnant with her first husband's child and was a political marriage to cement the uneasy alliance between her brother Octavian and Mark Antony - however, Octavia appears to have been a loyal and faithful wife.
Between 40 BC–36 BC, Octavia lived with him in his Athenian mansion. She raised her children by Marcellus; Antony's two sons and their two daughters: Julia Antonia Major and Julia Antonia Minor, who were born there. She travelled with him to various provinces.
[edit] Breakdown
The alliance was severely tested by her second husband abandoning her and their children for his former lover Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (they had already met in 41 BC and had twins). Mark Antony divorced her circa 32 BC, after she had supplied him with men and troops in 35 BC (to be used in his eastern campaigns). After Antony's death, she lived quietly, raising her five children (three by her first marriage, and two by her second marriage) and Antony's children by other wives.
After 36 BC, Octavia returned to Rome with the children. On several occasions she acted as a political adviser and negotiator between her husband and brother.
With Antony's rejection, divorce and eventual suicide in 30 BC, Octavia became the sole caretaker of the children. She became guardian to Iullus Antonius, Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene and Ptolemy Philadelphus, her ex-husband's remaining children. Octavia never remarried.
[edit] Life after Antony
Augustus had adopted her son Marcus as his heir, but Marcus died of illness in 23 BC. Octavia had opened the Library of Marcellus in his memory, while her brother built a theatre in Rome in his honor. She never recovered from his death (breaking down in tears at a reading by Virgil of a passage from Aeneid Book VI about him) and retired from public life. Her final years were spent hiding in the dark and dressing in mourning.
[edit] Death
She died in 11 BC, sometime after her niece Julia the Elder married Tiberius. Her funeral in 11 BC was a public one with her sons-in-law carrying her to the grave. While her brother Augustus delivered the funeral oration and gave her the highest posthumous honors (e.g. building the Gate of Octavia and Porticus Octaviae in her memory, declaring her a goddess and built temples for her), he also declined many of the honors decreed to her by the senate, for reasons unknown. She was one of the first Roman women to have coins minted in her image.
[edit] Issue
[edit] Octavia's Children with Marcellus
Octavia and her first husband had one son and two daughters born late in their marriage:
1. Marcellus
2. Claudia Marcella Major
3. Claudia Marcella Minor
[edit] Octavia's Children with Mark Antony
Octavia and Mark Antony had two daughters by their marriage (her second, his fourth), ancestors of many later emperors.
4. Antonia Major
5. Antonia Minor
[edit] In popular culture
There have been at least two depictions of her life in popular fiction.
A highly fictionalized version of her early life is shown in the 2005 television series Rome by the character of Octavia of the Julii, played by Kerry Condon. One of the most striking differences is the completely fictional version of her early married life. In Rome, Octavia is married to a fictional husband, who bears no resemblance to Marcellus, who she divorces, and who is killed on the orders of Atia circa 50 BC.
Her later life, around the time of the death of Marcus, is depicted in the acclaimed 1976 television adaptation of Robert Graves's novel I, Claudius. The role was played by Angela Morant, and should not be confused with Claudia Octavia (referred to as 'Octavia' also in the show), Claudius' daughter and wife of the future emperor Nero; she was played by Cheryl Johnson.
[edit] Sources
[edit] Octavia's life and virtues
Details on Octavia pt 1 "Octavian was much attached to his sister, and she possessed all the charms, accomplishments and virtues likely to fascinate the affections and secure a lasting influence over the mind of a husband. Her beauty was universally allowed to be superior to that of Cleopatra and her virtue was such as to excite even admiration in an age of growing licentiousness and corruption."
Details on Octavia pt 2
Nuttall Encyclopedia profile says merely that she was "distinguished for her beauty and her virtue"
[edit] Discussion of Octavia
Octavia's birth and life discussed briefly
Octavia's marriage discussed briefly
[edit] Octavia's family and descendants
Marcellus, Octavia's only son who died aged 20
Julia, Octavia's daughter-in-law and niece
Octavia's first husband, at the end of the page
Octavia's descendants include the Roman emperors Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.
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Octavia Thurina Minor: ( 69 - 11 BC.) The only daughter of her father's second marriage to Atia Balba Caesonia, the niece of the Roman Dictator Julius Caesar and full blood sister of Caesar Augustus. She was born in Nola, Italy.
Octavia Thurina Minor is one of the most prominent women in Roman history. She was respected and admired for her loyalty, nobility and humanity and for maintaining traditional Roman feminine virtues. This beautiful and remarkable woman lived at a time when many succumbed to treachery and intrigue.
Much of her childhood she spent travelling with her parents. Before 54 BC her step-father arranged for her to marry Gaius Claudius Marcellus. Marcellus was a man of consular rank, a member of the influential Claudian family and was a man worthy of her.
They had three children: Claudia Marcella Major, Claudia Marcella Minor and Marcus Claudius Marcellus. All three were born in Italy. Marcellus died in May 40 BC.
By a Senatorial decree, Octavia married Mark Antony, in a political alliance, in October 40 BC. Between 40 BC–36 BC, Octavia lived with him in his Athenian mansion. She raised her children by Marcellus; Antony's two sons and their two daughters: Julia Antonia Major and Julia Antonia Minor, who were born there. She had travelled with him to various provinces.
After 36 BC, Octavia returned to Rome with the children. On several occasions she acted as a political adviser and negotiator between her husband and brother.
With Antony's rejection, divorce in 32 BC and suicide in 30 BC, Octavia became the sole caretaker of the children. She became guardian to Iullus Antonius, Cleopatra Selene and Ptolemy Philadelphus, her ex-husband's remaining children. Octavia never remarried.
Augustus had adopted her son Marcus as his heir, but Marcus died of illness in 23 BC. Octavia had opened the Library of Marcellus in his memory, while her brother built a threatre in Rome in his honor. She never recovered from his death and retired from public life. Her final years were spent hiding in the dark and dressing in mourning.
She had woven clothes for her brother. Augustus built two monuments for his public works program, the Colonnades of Octavia and the Paragon of Virtue in her honor. She was one of the first Roman women to have coins minted in her image.
She died in 11 BC, sometime after her niece Julia Caesaris married Tiberius. Her beloved brother gave her the highest posthumous honours, built the Gate of Octavia in her memory, declared her as a goddess and built temples for her.
There have been at least two dipictions of her life in popular fiction.
A highly fictionalized version of her early life is shown in the 2005 television series Rome by the character of Octavia of the Julii, played by Kerry Condon.
Her later life, around the time of the time of the death of Marcus, is depicted in the acclaimed 1976 television adaptation of Robert Graves's novels I, Claudius. The role was played by Angela Morant, and should not be confused with Claudia Octavia (referred to as 'Octavia' also in the show), Claudius' daughter and wife of the future emperor Nero; she was played by Cheryl Johnson.
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{geni:occupation} aka Octavia Major; sister of Emperor Augustus, Roman Matron of Court
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Older sister of the Emperor Augustus, Octavia was one of the most prominent women in Roman history, respected and admired for her loyalty, nobility and humanity and for maintaining traditional Roman feminine virtues.
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16870305536220235. Octavia Thurina Minor ROMAN EMPIRE,1601,1746 daughter of Senator-Praetor & Governor of Macedonia Caius Octavius IV ROMAN EMPIRE and Atia Balbus ROMAN EMPIRE, was born in 69 B.C. in Rome, , Lazio, Italy and died in 11 B.C. in Rome, , Lazio, Italy at age 58.
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Octavia Thurina Minor: ( 69 - 11 BC.) The daughter of her father's second marriage to Atia Balbus Minor, the niece of the Roman Dictator Julius Caesar and full blood sister of Caesar Augustus. She was born in Nola, Italy.
Octavia Minor is one of the most prominent women in Roman history. She was respected and admired for the loyalty, nobility, humanity and maintaining her traditional feminine Roman virtues. This beautiful and remarkable woman lived at a time, where many succumbed to treachery and intrigue.
Much of her childhood, she spent travelling with her parents. Before 54 BC, her step-father, arranged for her to marry Gaius Claudius Marcellus. Marcellus was a man of consular rank, a member of the influential Claudian family and was a man worthy of her.
They had three children: Claudia Marcella Major, Claudia Marcella Minor and Marcus Claudius Marcellus. All three were born in Italy. Marcellus died in May 40 BC.
By a Senatorial decree, Octavia married Mark Antony, in a political alliance, in October 40 BC. Between 40-36 BC, Octavia lived with him in his Athenian mansion. She raised her children by Marcellus; Antony's two sons and their two daughters: Julia Antonia Major and Julia Antonia Minor, who were born there. She had travelled with him to various provinces.
After 36 BC, Octavia returned to Rome with the children. On several occassions she acted as a political adviser and negotiator between her husband and brother.
Despite Antony's rejection, divorce in 32 BC and suicide in 30 BC, Octavia was the sole caretaker of the children. She became guardian to Cleopatra Selene, Ptolemy Philadelphus and Iullus Antonius, her ex-husband's remaining children. Octavia never remarried.
Augustus had adopted her son Marcus as his heir, but died of illness in 23 BC. She never recovered from his death and retired from public life. Her final years were spent hiding in the dark and dressing in mourning.
She had woven clothes for her brother. Augustus built two monuments for his public works program, the Colonnades of Octavia and the Paragon of Virtue in her honor. She was one of the first Roman women to have coins minted in her honor.
She died in 11 BC, sometime after her niece Julia Caesaris married Tiberius. Her beloved brother gave her the highest posthumous honours, built the Gate of Octavia in her memory, declared her as a goddess and built temples for her. 3470
Octavia married Claudius Marcellus ROMAN EMPIRE 1601 in October 40 B.C. in Rome, Italy.3470 Claudius was born in Rome, Italy.
Octavia next married Ruler Of Rome Mark Anthony III ROMAN EMPIRE in Rome, , Lazio, Italy. Mark was born in 83 B.C. in Rome, Italy, died in 30 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt at age 53, and was buried in , , Rome, Italy. The cause of his death was Suicide.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mgholler/Caden/a54.htm#i547458858
Octavia stands out as a virtuous woman in a time when every restraint wasrelaxed. No evil deeds about her were ever even hinted by anybody. Aftershe was abandoned by Mark Antony, Octavia bore her rejection silently,lived quietly in Antony's house at Rome, and brought up faithfully hischildren by Fulvia and the two daughters that she herself had given him.Later, Octavia, after the death of Antony and Cleopatra, reared thechildren of Antony and Cleopatra as if they were her own.
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OR "OCTAVIA AUGUSTA"; CA. 64 BC-CA. 11 BC
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