Matt Verrone
Mr. Evans
English 10a
December 19 2013
Octavius’s Family History
Octavius had an equestrian family. Gaius Octavius was Octavius’s father. He was the first one in the family to become a senator. He died when Octavius was 4. Octavius’s mother was more connected to Octavius than his father was. His mother was the daughter of Julia and her brother is Julius Caesar. She had no children but 1 premature birth.
Octavius had 2 marriages his first marriage was with a girl named Scribonia. They had a daughter named Julia. Octavius’s second marriage he married Livia Drusilla that he was unfaithful too but deeply devoted too. Livia had two sons from a previous marriage. Octavius was appointed priest at age of 15 or 16 and exiled his Daughter and Grand Daughter both named Julia.
Octavius’s daughter Julia married a guy named Marcellus in 25 B.C. Marcellus is the son of Octavius’s sister Octavia. Marcellus died 2 years after their marriage shortly after 23 B.C. Then she married a guy named Agrippa. Agrippa was 25 years older than Julia. They had 5 kids together three sons and two daughters. Octavius adopted 2 sons Gaius and Lucius who both died early in their lives. Agrippa died in 12 B.C. She then married a guy named Tiberius. Tiberius was forced by Octavius to divorce his wife Vipsania and marry Julia. Tiberius deeply loved Vipsania so he strongly resented Octavius’s request to divorce her. He married Julia on February 23 11 B.C. Octavius adopted Tiberius on AD 4 when he was 44 years old.
Octavius also adopted Agrippa and Julia’s youngest son when he was15 years old Agrippa Postumus. Postumus though turned out to be a violent nasty person so he was sent into exile three years later.
Mr. Evans
English 10a
December 19 2013
Octavius’s Family History
Octavius had an equestrian family. Gaius Octavius was Octavius’s father. He was the first one in the family to become a senator. He died when Octavius was 4. Octavius’s mother was more connected to Octavius than his father was. His mother was the daughter of Julia and her brother is Julius Caesar. She had no children but 1 premature birth.
Octavius had 2 marriages his first marriage was with a girl named Scribonia. They had a daughter named Julia. Octavius’s second marriage he married Livia Drusilla that he was unfaithful too but deeply devoted too. Livia had two sons from a previous marriage. Octavius was appointed priest at age of 15 or 16 and exiled his Daughter and Grand Daughter both named Julia.
Octavius’s daughter Julia married a guy named Marcellus in 25 B.C. Marcellus is the son of Octavius’s sister Octavia. Marcellus died 2 years after their marriage shortly after 23 B.C. Then she married a guy named Agrippa. Agrippa was 25 years older than Julia. They had 5 kids together three sons and two daughters. Octavius adopted 2 sons Gaius and Lucius who both died early in their lives. Agrippa died in 12 B.C. She then married a guy named Tiberius. Tiberius was forced by Octavius to divorce his wife Vipsania and marry Julia. Tiberius deeply loved Vipsania so he strongly resented Octavius’s request to divorce her. He married Julia on February 23 11 B.C. Octavius adopted Tiberius on AD 4 when he was 44 years old.
Octavius also adopted Agrippa and Julia’s youngest son when he was15 years old Agrippa Postumus. Postumus though turned out to be a violent nasty person so he was sent into exile three years later.
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