noun #3173

Octāvĭus

gen. Octāvi · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

the name of a Roman

the name of a Roman gens, Suet. Aug. 1 sq.; cf. Drumann, History of Rome, vol. iv. p. 218 sq.

the father of the; emperor Augustus

C. Octavius, the father of the emperor Augustus, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 12; id. Phil. 3, 6, 15.—

the first consul of this

Cn. Octavius, the first consul of this gens, Cic. Off. 1, 39, 138.—

a tribune of the people

M. Octavius Caecina, a tribune of the people, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 106.—

the emperor Augustus

Rarely of the emperor Augustus, Juv. 8, 242.—

the name of the two sisters of the emperor Augustus

In the fem., Octavia, the name of the two sisters of the emperor Augustus, Suet. Aug. 4; 63; Tac. A. 4, 44.—

the daughter of the emperor Claudius and Messalina

Octavia was also the name of the daughter of the emperor Claudius and Messalina, Suet. Claud. 27; id. Ner. 7.—

two halls in Rome

Octaviae Porticus, two halls in Rome, Vell. 1, 11; 2, 1; Suet. Aug. 29; Paul. ex Fest. p. 178 Müll.—Hence,

belonging to an Octavius; Octavian; a surname of the emperor Augustus •

Octāvĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to an Octavius, Octavian: Octaviano bello, i. e. in the war of the consul Cn. Octavius with Cinna, Cic. Div. 1, 2, 4: milites, of M. Octavius, who fought for Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 9.—Esp., subst.: Octāvĭānus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Augustus, who was adopted out of the gens Octavia into the gens Julia, Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 4; Tac. A. 13, 6; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 79, 1; id. Caes. 1, 2.

Perseus ID: n32184 Key: Octavius