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Octavia
Octavia . 1 d. 11 BC, Roman matron, sister of Emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Antony , her second husband. For some years, she helped maintain peace between her brother and her husband. Antony fell in love with Cleopatra , and after his war with Augustus began, he divorced (32 BC) Octavia. After his death, she reared his children by Fulvia (his first wife) and by Cleopatra, as well as her own. 2 d. AD 62, Roman matron, daughter of Emperor Claudius I and Messalina and wife of Nero , whom she married in AD 53. Nero deserted her for Poppaea Sabina and divorced her. She was falsely accused of adultery, banished to Pandataria (Ventotene), an island in the Bay of Naples, and put to death. She is the subject of Octavia, a unique contemporaneous tragedy, erroneously attributed to Seneca. |
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"Octavia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Octavia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Octavia.html "Octavia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Octavia.html |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Octavia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Octavia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Octavia.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Octavia." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Octavia.html |
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Octavia, the sister of Octavian (Augustus) and Mark Antony's wife, figures in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Dryden's All for Love.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Octavia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Octavia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Octavia.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Octavia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Octavia.html |
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"Octavia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Octavia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Octavia.html "Octavia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Octavia.html |
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