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Gaius Octavius

Also Known As: "#3_Gaius Octavius Cn. f."
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Birthplace: Rome, Rome, Latium, Roman Empire
Death: Rome, Rome, Latium, Roman Empire
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Son of Caius Octavius, I
Father of Gaius Octavius, III
Brother of Marcus Octavius

Occupation: Tribun, military tribune in Sicily, 226 BC, a military tribune in Sicily, Roman Senator, Tribune, of Rome, Military Tribune, in Sicily
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a military tribune in Sicily, 226 B.C



Military tribune in Sicily, 226 BC, Roman Senator in Sicily and Rome


Gaius Octavius

Gaius Octavius (fl. 216 BC) was a Roman army officer who was active during the third century BC. He was the son of the equestrian Gaius Octavius and grandson of the quaestor Gnaeus Octavius Rufus, also the father of Velitrae's magistrate Gaius Octavius, grandfather of praetor Gaius Octavius and great-grandfather of Roman emperor Augustus (reigning 27 BC - 14 AD). When Marcus Antonius tried to show his contempt against Augustus, he said that Octavius was freedman and rope-maker from Thurii.

During the Second Punic War, Octavius served as military tribune and participated in the disastrous battle of Cannae, being one of few survivors. When the Carthaginians marched into the Roman camp, Octavius and his colleague, tribune Sempronius Tuditanus, managed to cut their way through the enemy and arrived safely in Canusium. He served in Sicilia (modern Sicily) under the praetor Lucius Aemilius Papus in 205 BC, but it is unknown whether he took part in some other expedition.

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