[History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD by Robert F. Pennell]@TWC D-Link bookHistory of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD CHAPTER XXXVI 7/8
She was married three times; first, to Marcellus, her cousin; secondly, to Agrippa, by whom she had five children; and thirdly, to the Emperor Tiberius.
She was banished on account of her conduct, and died in want. OCTAVIA, the sister of Augustus, was noted for her beauty and accomplishments, as well as for the nobility of her character.
Her son MARCELLUS was adopted by his uncle, but died young (23 B.C.). The famous lines of Virgil upon this promising young man (Aeneid VI. 869-887) were read before the Emperor and his sister, moving them to tears, and winning for the author a munificent reward. After the death of her first husband, Octavia was married to Mark Antony, by whom she had two daughters, through whom she was the ancestress of three Emperors, CLAUDIUS, CALIGULA, and NERO. AGRIPPA (63-12), an eminent general and statesman, was a warm friend and counsellor of Augustus.
At the battle of Actium he commanded the fleet of Octavius.
He married Julia, the only daughter of the Emperor, and had three sons, two of whom were adopted by Augustus, but died before him; the third was murdered by Tiberius. Augustus died at the age of seventy-six.
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