Gnaeus Octavius ​​(Praetor 205 BC)

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Gnaeus Octavius was a Roman politician at the turn of the 3rd to the 2nd century BC. Chr.

As the first member of his family, Octavius ​​obtained a higher position in the course honorum (his father Gnaeus Octavius ​​Rufus was only quaestor ). In contrast to his son of the same name and his descendants, he did not manage to reach the consulate .

Octavius ​​took part in the Second Punic War as a military tribune in 216 BC. In the battle of Cannae . 206 BC He was a plebeian aedile and praetor the following year ; in this office he was governor of Sardinia and was able to defeat a Carthaginian transport fleet. Also in the following years he commanded fleet units as a propaetor . 202 BC He fought in the battle of Zama and commanded Roman troops that stood before Carthage until the following year.

200 BC After the end of the Second Punic War, Octavius ​​returned to North Africa as ambassador, 192/191 BC. He was during the war against Antiochus III. Member of an embassy to Greece. In addition, he was 194 BC Involved in the establishment of a colony in Croton .

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SURNAME Octavius, Gnaeus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman politician, praetor 205 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH before 216 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH after 192 BC Chr.