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Gaius Octavius

100 BC - 58 BC

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Gaius Octavius (c. 100 – 59 BC) was a Roman politician. He was an ancestor to the Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was the biological father of the Emperor Augustus, step-grandfather of the Emperor Tiberius, great-grandfather of the Emperor Claudius, and great-great grandfather of the Emperors Caligula and Nero. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Octavius has received more than 97,500 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Gaius Octavius is the 2,019th most popular politician (down from 1,986th in 2019), the 726th most popular biography from Italy (up from 728th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular Italian Politician.

Gaius Octavius was most famous for being the adopted son of Julius Caesar and heir to his legacy. He was also known as Augustus Caesar and became the first emperor of Rome.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gaius Octavius ranks 2,019 out of 19,576. Before him are Sigebert III, John Buchan, Louise of Savoy, Tabaré Vázquez, Henry II of Castile, and Sobekneferu. After him are Albert the Bear, Albert, King of Sweden, Frederick the Fair, Muhammad bin Saud, Luís I of Portugal, and Amenemhat I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100 BC, Gaius Octavius ranks 16. Before him are Simon of Cyrene, Cornelius Nepos, Crixus, Andronicus of Rhodes, Ptolemy XI Alexander II, and Cleopatra V of Egypt. After him are Gamaliel, Zebedee, Titus Labienus, Antigonus II Mattathias, Valerius Maximus, and Thusnelda. Among people deceased in 58 BC, Gaius Octavius ranks 1. 

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gaius Octavius ranks 726 out of 5,161. Before him are Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836), Giulia Farnese (1474), William II of Sicily (1153), Fausto Coppi (1919), and Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229). After him are Ottorino Respighi (1879), Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920), Renata Scotto (1934), Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Paolo Borsellino (1940), and Alexius of Rome (400).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Gaius Octavius ranks 132. Before him are Claudia Octavia (40), Quintus Sertorius (-126), Mario Monti (1943), Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Francis II of the Two Sicilies (1836), and William II of Sicily (1153). After him are Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920), Manfred, King of Sicily (1232), Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (1150), Atia (-85), Charles Edward Stuart (1720), and Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749).

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