Octavius

Octavius may refer to:

Topics of Antiquity

• Augustus, or Octavius, the first Roman emperor
• Octavia gens, ancient Roman family (includes a list of its members known as Octavius)
• Octavius (praenomen), a Latin personal name
• Octavius Mamilius, 5th-century BC ruler in Italy
• Octavius (King of the Britons) or Eudaf Hen, a figure in Welsh mythology
• Octavius (dialogue), a 2nd-century defence of Christianity

Modern-era people with the name

• Prince Octavius of Great Britain (1779–1783), son of King George III
• Octavius Beale (1850–1930), Australian piano manufacturer
• Octavius Catto (1839–1871), American educator and civil rights activist
• Octavius Coope (1814–1886), English businessman and politician
• Octavius Duncombe (1817–1879), English politician
• Octavius Ellis (born 1993), American basketball player
• Octavius Frothingham (1822–1895), American clergyman
• Octavius D. Gass (1828–1924), American businessman and politician
• Octavius Gilchrist (1779–1823), English antiquary
• Octavius Hadfield (1814–1904), New Zealand bishop
• Octavius Hammond (1835–1908), English clergyman
• Octavius Leigh-Clare (1841–1912), English lawyer and politician
• Octavius Mathias (1805–1864), New Zealand clergyman
• Octavius Vaughan Morgan (1837–1896), Welsh politician
• Octavius Oakley (1800–1867), English artist
• Octavius Pickard-Cambridge (1828–1917), English zoologist
• Octavius Radcliffe (1859–1940), English cricket player
• Octavius Ryland (1800–1886), Australian educator
• Octavius Sturges (1833–1895), English physician
• Octavius Temple (1784–1834), colonial administrator in Sierra Leone
• Octavius Terry (born 1972), American athlete
• Octavius Vernon-Harcourt (1793–1863), Royal Navy officer
• Octavius Wigram (1794–1878), English businessman
• Octavius Winslow (1808–1878), English clergyman

Other uses

• Octavius (ship), an 18th-century ghost ship
• Pint or octavius, a unit of measurement
• Octavius, a fictional character in a series of silent films portrayed by actor Herbert Yost
• Octavius (horse), a 19th-century racehorse

See also

• Gaius Octavius (disambiguation)
• Gnaeus Octavius (disambiguation)
• Lucius Octavius (name)
• Marcus Octavius
• Octavian (disambiguation)
• Ottavio
• Otto Octavius or Dr. Octopus, a villain of the Spider-Man comics