Gnaeus Octavius (consul 128 BC)

	Gnaeus Octavius (consul 128 BC) Gnaeus Octavius can refer to: * , quaestor circa 230 BC * Gnaeus Octavius (consul 165 BC) * Gnaeus Octavius (consul 128 BC) * Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC) * Gnaeus Octavius (consul 76 BC) Gnaeus Octavius was consul of the Roman Republic in 76 BC. His father Marcus Octavius was possibly either the Marcus who was the '' tribunus plebis'' in 133 BC, political opponent of Tiberius Gracchus, or the Marcus who was also ''tribunus plebis' ... See also * Octavius (other) {{human name disambiguation, Octavius, Gnaeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gnaeus Octavius (consul 165 BC) Gnaeus Octavius (died 162 BC) was a Roman politician and general who served as consul in 165 BC and was the builder of the Porticus Octavia. Family Octavius was from the plebeian gens Octavia and was the first member of the gens to be elected consul. His father also had the praenomen Gnaeus and was a praetor in 205 BC who fought in the Second Punic War. His grandfather, Gnaeus Octavius Rufus was quaestor 230 BC. Career Ambassadorship in Greece In the winter of 170 BC, Octavius and Gaius Popillius Laenas served as ambassadors in Greece under Aulus Hostilius Mancinus, where they enforced a decree by the Senate asserting the Senate's control over Roman magistrates stationed in Greece. At Aegium, the ambassadors spoke with the Achaeans, assuring that the Romans were on good terms with them. However, on entering Aetolia, they were not as well-received and demanded hostages. Lastly, they then went to Thyrium in Acarnania without having settled the disputes in Aetolia. There, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gnaeus Octavius (consul 128 BC) Gnaeus Octavius can refer to: * , quaestor circa 230 BC * Gnaeus Octavius (consul 165 BC) * Gnaeus Octavius (consul 128 BC) * Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC) * Gnaeus Octavius (consul 76 BC) Gnaeus Octavius was consul of the Roman Republic in 76 BC. His father Marcus Octavius was possibly either the Marcus who was the '' tribunus plebis'' in 133 BC, political opponent of Tiberius Gracchus, or the Marcus who was also ''tribunus plebis' ... See also * Octavius (other) {{human name disambiguation, Octavius, Gnaeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC) Gnaeus Octavius (died 87 BC) was a Roman senator who was elected consul of the Roman Republic in 87 BC alongside Lucius Cornelius Cinna. He died during the chaos that accompanied the capture of Rome by Cinna and Gaius Marius. Early career Gnaeus Octavius was a member of the Plebeian gens Octavia. His father, also called Gnaeus Octavius, was Consul in 128 BC, while his uncle, Marcus Octavius, was a key figure in opposition to the reforms of Tiberius Gracchus in 133 BC. He was a third cousin to Gaius Octavius, father of the future emperor Augustus. Although he had failed to be elected aedile, in around 90 BC, Octavius was elected Praetor, and in the following year (89 BC) was given a propraetorial command in one of the eastern provinces. In 88 BC he was back in Rome where he was elected to be consul for the upcoming year (87 BC). While consul designate, he was made to swear an oath alongside his colleague, the popularist senator Lucius Cornelius Cinna, that he would uphold the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gnaeus Octavius (consul 76 BC) Gnaeus Octavius was consul of the Roman Republic in 76 BC. His father Marcus Octavius was possibly either the Marcus who was the '' tribunus plebis'' in 133 BC, political opponent of Tiberius Gracchus, or the Marcus who was also ''tribunus plebis'' and brought forward a law raising the price at which corn was sold to the people. A member of the Plebeian gens Octavia, Gnaeus Octavius was elected Praetor by 79 BC at the latest. He may have been the ''praetor urbanus'' who introduced 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. Gnaeus Octavius was elected consul for 76 BC, with Gaius Scribonius Curio as his colleague. Scorned as an orator, he was also plagued with attacks of gout, which eventually made it impossible for him to walk.Smith, pg. 8 See also * Octavia (gens) The gens Octavia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, which was raised to patrician status by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]