Marcus Octavius was a name used for men among the
gens
In ancient Rome, a gens ( or , ; plural: ''gentes'' ) was a family consisting of individuals who shared the same nomen and who claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a ''stirps'' (plural: ''stirpes''). The ''gen ...
Octavia. Marcus was one of the four chief
praenomina
The ''praenomen'' (; plural: ''praenomina'') was a personal name chosen by the parents of a 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 bir ...
used by the Octavii, the other three being
Gaius
Gaius, sometimes spelled ''Gajus'', Kaius, Cajus, Caius, was a common Latin praenomen; see Gaius (praenomen).
People
*Gaius (jurist) (), Roman jurist
*Gaius Acilius
*Gaius Antonius
*Gaius Antonius Hybrida
*Gaius Asinius Gallus
*Gaius Asinius Pol ...
,
Gnaeus and
Lucius
Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from ''Lucius'' (abbreviated ''L.''), one of the small group of common Latin forenames (''praenomina'') found in the culture of ancient Rome. Lucius derives from L ...
. The most known member was the ''tribunus plebis'' in 133 BC and colleague-turned-opponent of
Tiberius Gracchus
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus ( 163 – 133 BC) was a Roman politician best known for his agrarian reform law entailing the transfer of land from the Roman state and wealthy landowners to poorer citizens. He had also served in the Roma ...
.
Marcus Octavius also refers to men from several families of the gens Octavia:
Relatives of Augustus, member of the so-called
Octavii Rufi:
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Marcus Octavius, tribune of the Plebs in 133 BC, political opponent of Tiberius Gracchus, possibly son of Gnaeus Octavius, consul in 165 BC;
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Marcus Octavius, tribune of the Plebs in an uncertain year, brought forward a law raising the corn's price;
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Marcus Octavius, aedile in 50 BC, possibly grandson of the tribune of the Plebs in an uncertain year, a partisan of Pompey during the Civil War;
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Marcus Octavius, admiral of Mark Antony's fleet at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.
Members of other families:
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Marcus Octavius Ligur Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to:
* Marcus (name), a masculine given name
* Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name
Places
* Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44
* Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl� ...
, tribune of the Plebs in 82 BC with his brother, Lucius Octavius Ligur;
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Marcus Octavius Laenas Curtianus Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to:
* Marcus (name), a masculine given name
* Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name
Places
* Marcus, a Asteroid belt, main belt asteroid, also known as List of minor planets: 369001–370000#088, ( ...
, one of the distinguished men who supplicated the judges on behalf of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, in 54 BC;
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Marcus Octavius Herennius, trader, then the builder of a chapel to Hercules near the Porta Trigemina.
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