Lucius Octavius
Lucius Octavius (c. 116 – 74 BC) was a Roman politician who was elected consul in 75 BC.
Biography
A member of the
gens Octavia, and the son of Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC), Lucius Octavius was elected praetor by 78 BC at the latest. He is suspected by the historian Thomas Robert Shannon Broughton to have been the author of the Formula Octaviana, a law which provided for the restoration of property and money which had been obtained by violent acts, or by threats of violence.[1]
In 75 BC Lucius Octavius was elected consul alongside Gaius Aurelius Cotta. During the later stages of his consulate, both Lucius Octavius and his colleague were attacked by crowds along the Via Sacra while they were campaigning on behalf of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus’ campaign for the praetorship. Both men had to take refuge in Lucius Octavius’ house.[2]
For his
Lucius Licinius Lucullus.[3]
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Emperor |
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Consul | ||||||||||||
| Cn. Octavius Rufus q. c. 230 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cn. Octavius cos. 165 BC | C. Octavius tr. mil. 216 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Octavius magistr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
tr. pl. | C. Octavius procos. MAC. 60 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Octavius cos. 75 BC | Cn. Octavius cos. 76 BC | C. Octavius (Augustus) imp. ROM. 27 BC–AD 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Octavius aed. 50 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- Octavia (gens)
Sources
- Broughton, T. Robert S., The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, Vol. II (1951)