Talk:Gaius Octavius (father of Augustus)

Grandfather in Second Punic War?
It's not impossible, but it seems strange: If Gaius Octavius was 50 years old when Augustus was born (63 BCE), and Gaius Octavius' father's age was 50 years when G. O. was born, and G. O.'s grandfather was also 50 years of age at the birth of G. O.'s father, then the grandfather was born in 213 BCE and was thus still a child at the time of the Second Punic War. It seems improbable that they all begot their children at such advanced ages. 43.244.203.243 00:26, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

According to Sueton, Divus Augustus 2,2, his great-great-grandfather (proavus), see (Latin),  (translation).--84.190.3.74 17:59, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

The sources are what they are. But remember, Octavius' father lived to a very old age.RomanHistorian (talk) 01:25, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

I have added some information about Octavius' career and the birth of his son Octavian. The referrence is Anthony Everitt's book "Augustus," which I have referrenced.RomanHistorian (talk) 23:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Identity of great great grandfather
According to http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/ancient/ms/romans1.htm#top, Gaius Octavius' great great grandfather was named Enus Octavius Rufus (although it's misspelled "Enus Otavius Rufus" on the page). I think that Stirnet's owner retrieved this information from various databases on the Internet. I've found this same information in several databases on the Internet myself, but any genealogist with half a brain knows that proliferation of data does not mean accuracy of data. Does anyone care to take a stab at this? -JohnAlbertRigali (talk) 07:03, 9 June 2009 (UTC)


 * This may be Gnaeus Octavius Rufus, the quaestor circa 230 BC and from whom the Octavian lineage descended. Thắng L.Đ.Q. (talk) 02:27, 1 April 2015 (UTC)