| Gaius Octavius, as Augustus was originally known, was 18 when in 43 BC his great-uncle, the dictator Julius Caesar, was assassinated. |
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| Octavius, nephew of Julius Caesar, Antony, and Lepidus, united as triumvirs, oppose the forces raised by Brutus and Cassius. |
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| He plays the splendidly repressed and self-righteous Octavius Caesar, miserably uncomfortable when forced to drink and engage in swordplay. |
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| Yet, by cautiously placing precious melodies in the heart of his soundscapes, Octavius creates with this album a disturbingly chilling cinematic piece of work. |
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| Following further negotiations, Maximian was given the kingship of Britain and Octavius retired. |
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| In 1762, the English trading ship Octavius reportedly hazarded the passage from the west but became trapped in sea ice. |
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| In 1775, the whaler Herald found the Octavius adrift near Greenland with the bodies of her crew frozen below decks. |
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| Marius along with his son then returned from exile in Africa with an army he had raised there and combined with Cinna to oust Octavius. |
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| Some of the soldiers went through Rome killing the leading supporters of Sulla, including Octavius. |
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| He was born Gaius Octavius into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian gens Octavia. |
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| Due to the crowded nature of Rome at the time, Octavius was taken to his father's home village at Velletri to be raised. |
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| Octavius only mentions his father's equestrian family briefly in his memoirs. |
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| Because of this, Octavius was raised by his grandmother, Julia, the sister of Julius Caesar. |
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| According to Nicolaus of Damascus, Octavius wished to join Caesar's staff for his campaign in Africa, but gave way when his mother protested. |
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| When back in Rome, Caesar deposited a new will with the Vestal Virgins, naming Octavius as the prime beneficiary. |
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| Tiberius submitted this law to the Plebeian Council, but the law was vetoed by a tribune named Marcus Octavius. |
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| He seized power along with the consul Lucius Cornelius Cinna and killed the other consul, Gnaeus Octavius, achieving his seventh consulship. |
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| Soon afterward, Octavius, whom Caesar adopted through his will, arrived in Rome. |
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| The painter David Octavius Hill was present at the Disruption Assembly and decided to record the scene. |
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| His father, also named Gaius Octavius, had been governor of Macedonia. |
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| He was given the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus, his cognomen possibly commemorating his father's victory at Thurii over a rebellious band of slaves. |
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| While Sulla was on campaign in Greece, fighting broke out between the conservative supporters of Sulla, led by Octavius, and the popular supporters of Cinna. |
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