Octavia Minor

The Sister of Augustus Who Helped Birth the Roman Empire

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Octavia Minor (circa 69 BCE to 11 BCE) was a Roman noblewoman who rose to prominence during the early years of the Roman Empire. The sister of Emperor Augustus (reign 27 BCE to 14 CE) and wife of Mark Antony (83 BCE to 30 BCE), she was known and respected throughout the Roman world for exemplifying traditional Roman virtues, and she became one of the first matriarchs of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty.

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