Lucius Octavius was a name used for men among the

gens In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; : gentes ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same ''nomen gentilicium'' and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens, sometimes identified by a distinct cognomen, was cal ...

Octavia. Lucius was one of the four chief

praenomina The praenomen (; plural: praenomina) was a first name chosen by the parents of a Ancient Rome, Roman child. It was first bestowed on the ''dies lustricus'' (day of lustration), the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the ...

used by the Octavii, the other three being

Gaius Gaius, sometimes spelled Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenomen). People * Gaius (biblical figure) (1st century AD) *Gaius (jurist) (), Roman jurist * Gaius Acilius * Gaius Antonius * Gaius Antonius Hybrida * Gaius Asinius Gal ...

, Gnaeus and Marcus. Lucius Octavius refers to men from several families of the gens Octavia: * Lucius Octavius (Rufus), consul in 75 BC, son of Gnaeus Octavius the consul in 87 BC, frequently confounded with the jurist Lucius Octavius Balbus; * Lucius Octavius Ligur, tribune of the Plebs in 82 BC with his brother, Marcus Octavius Ligur; *

Lucius Octavius Lucius Octavius (c. 11674 BC) was a Roman politician who was elected Roman consul, consul in 75 BC. Biography A member of the plebeian Octavia (gens), gens Octavia, and the son of Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC), Lucius Octavius was elected praeto ...

, legate of Pompey during the war against the pirates in 67 BC; * Lucius Octavius Naso, benefactor of Lucius Flavius, praetor designatus in 59 BC; * Lucius Octavius Balbus, eminent legal scholar and judex in the time of Cicero; * Lucius Octavius, detected in adultery by Gaius Memmius, and punished by him.

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