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<p> The sister of Augustus, a woman distinguished for her beauty and her virtue; was married first to Marcellus, and on his death to Mark Antony, who forsook her for Cleopatra, but to whom she remained true, even, on his miserable end, nursing his children by [[Cleopatra]] along with her own; one other grief she had to endure in the death of her son [[Marcellus]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) by her former husband, and the destined successor of [[Augustus]] on the throne. </p> | <p> The sister of Augustus, a woman distinguished for her beauty and her virtue; was married first to Marcellus, and on his death to Mark Antony, who forsook her for Cleopatra, but to whom she remained true, even, on his miserable end, nursing his children by [[Cleopatra]] along with her own; one other grief she had to endure in the death of her son [[Marcellus]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) by her former husband, and the destined successor of [[Augustus]] on the throne. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_77486"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/octavia Octavia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_77486"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/octavia Octavia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 15 October 2021
Octavia [1]
The sister of Augustus, a woman distinguished for her beauty and her virtue; was married first to Marcellus, and on his death to Mark Antony, who forsook her for Cleopatra, but to whom she remained true, even, on his miserable end, nursing his children by Cleopatra along with her own; one other grief she had to endure in the death of her son Marcellus ( q. v .) by her former husband, and the destined successor of Augustus on the throne.
