Atia the Elder (c. 80 BCE–?)
Atia the Elder (c. 80 bce–?)
Roman noblewoman. Name variations: Atia Maior or Major; Atia the Elder. Born c. 80 bce; dau. of Julia Minor (c. 100–51 bce, sister of Julius Caesar) and M. Atius Balbus; m. G. Octavius (native of Velitrae to the north of Rome who died in 59 bce); m. L. Marcius Philippus; children: (1st m.) Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, also known as Octavian (63 bce–14 ce, later Augustus Caesar); and Octavia (c. 69–11 bce).
See also Women in World History.
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