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== Childhood ==
== Childhood ==
The 23rd of September 63 BC saw the first screams of the infant born ''Gaius Octavius'' from a small property known as 'Ox Head' on the [[Palatine Hill]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. His father's family (gens Octavius), while being of [[plebeian]] rank evidenced a high rank therein as they came from the nearby town of [[Velletri]] where the main street was named 'Octavius' and the altar there dedicated by an Octavius.<ref>[[Suetonius]], ''The Twelve Caesars'', Augustus</ref> While his mother [[Atia]] (then about 22 years old) was the daughter to [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar's]] older sister [[Julia Minor]]; this made young ''Gaius Octavius'' the great nephew of [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]].
It is believed that the [[cognomen]] of ''Thurinus'' was added to young ''Octavian's'' name as a celebration of his victory over some slaves of
The man who would later become Augustus was born as Octavian from the gens Julia, an extremely ancient Roman family of [[patrician]]s. The Julii were, despite their nobility, fairly unknown before [[Julius Caesar]] revived the fame of the clan, and were also fairly poor, despite their claim to direct descent from the goddess [[Venus]]. During his childhood Octavian was educated in Greek [[philosophy]] in [[Athens]]. His mother was [[Atia]], and he had a sister, [[Octavia Minor]].
The man who would later become Augustus was born as Octavian from the gens Julia, an extremely ancient Roman family of [[patrician]]s. The Julii were, despite their nobility, fairly unknown before [[Julius Caesar]] revived the fame of the clan, and were also fairly poor, despite their claim to direct descent from the goddess [[Venus]]. During his childhood Octavian was educated in Greek [[philosophy]] in [[Athens]]. His mother was [[Atia]], and he had a sister, [[Octavia Minor]].