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'''Octavia Minor''', or '''Octavia Thurina Minor''', was the sister of [[Octavian]], who went on to become the first emperor of [[Rome]]. | '''Octavia Minor''', or '''Octavia Thurina Minor''', was the sister of [[Octavian]], who went on to become the first emperor of [[Rome]]. | ||
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Octavia Minor, or Octavia Thurina Minor, 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 two daughters with Antony, Antonia Major, who was grandmother to Emperor Nero, and Antonia Minor, who was the mother of Claudius, the fourth Emperor of Rome.