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| − | '''Octavia''' sister of [[Octavian]] who went on to become the first emperor of [[Rome]]. | + | '''Octavia''' was the sister of [[Octavian]], who went on to become the first emperor of [[Rome]]. |
| − | As part of a political alliance between Octavian and [[Mark Antony]], she became Antony's wife. His open abandonment of her when he went to live in [[Egypt]] with [[Cleopatra]] and 'married' her, led to an ever growing rift between Octavian and Antony | + | As part of a political alliance between Octavian and [[Mark Antony]], she became Antony's wife. His open abandonment of her when he went to live in [[Egypt]] with [[Cleopatra]] and 'married' her, led to an ever growing rift between Octavian and Antony. This led to war between the two and resulted in Octavian becoming the first Roman Emperor as Augustus. Octavia had a daughter with Antony, [[Antonia]], who was the mother of [[Claudius]], the fourth Emperor of Rome. |
| − | [[Category:Romans]] | + | [[Category:Romans]][[category:Women]] |
Revision as of 00:51, June 9, 2007
Octavia was the sister of Octavian, who went on to become the first emperor of Rome.
As part of a political alliance between Octavian and Mark Antony, she became Antony's wife. His open abandonment of her when he went to live in Egypt with Cleopatra and 'married' her, led to an ever growing rift between Octavian and Antony. This led to war between the two and resulted in Octavian becoming the first Roman Emperor as Augustus. Octavia had a daughter with Antony, Antonia, who was the mother of Claudius, the fourth Emperor of Rome.