Gnaeus Octavius was

consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throu ...

of the

Roman Republic The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Ki ...

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 Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus ( 163 – 133 BC) was a Roman politician best known for his agrarian reform law entailing the transfer of land from the Roman state and wealthy landowners to poorer citizens. He had also served in the Roma ...

, 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 Praetor ( , ), also pretor, was the title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i) the commander of an army, and (ii) as an elected '' magistratus'' (magistrate), assigned to discharge vari ...

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

for 76 BC, with Gaius Scribonius Curio as his colleague. Scorned as an orator, he was also plagued with attacks of

gout Gout ( ) is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of a red, tender, hot and swollen joint, caused by deposition of monosodium urate monohydrate crystals. Pain typically comes on rapidly, reaching maximal intens ...

, which eventually made it impossible for him to walk.Smith, pg. 8

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* Brennan, T. Corey, ''The Praetorship in the Roman Republic, Volume 2'' (2000) * Broughton, T. Robert S., ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', Vol. II (1951) * Smith, William, ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'', Vol III (1867). {{DEFAULTSORT:Octavius, Gaius 1st-century BC Roman consuls Senators of the Roman Republic Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Octavii Rufi

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