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Octavia the Younger (69 BC – 11 BC), also known as Octavia Minor or simply Octavia, was the sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus (known also as Octavian), half-sister of Octavia the Elder, and fourth wife of Mark Antony. She was also the great-grandmother of the Emperor Caligula and Empress Agrippina the Younger, maternal grandmother of the Emperor Claudius, and paternal great-grandmother and maternal great-great grandmother of the Emperor Nero.
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Octavia Minor | |
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Born | 69 BC Nola, Roman Republic |
Died | 11 BC Rome, Roman Empire |
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Spouse | Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor Mark Antony |
Issue | Marcus Claudius Marcellus Claudia Marcella Major Claudia Marcella Minor Antonia Major Antonia Minor |
Father | Gaius Octavius |
Mother | Atia Balba Caesonia |
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One of the most prominent women in Roman history, Octavia was respected and admired by contemporaries for her loyalty, nobility and humanity, and for maintaining traditional Roman feminine virtues.