Lucius Octavius was a name used for men among the

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Octavia. Lucius was one of the four chief

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used by the Octavii, the other three being

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. 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, 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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