Octavia of the Julii

Octavia of the Julii
Rome character
Condon as Octavia (2005)
First appearance	"The Stolen Eagle
Last appearance	"De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)"
Portrayed by	Kerry Condon
Information
Gender	Female
Occupation	Socialite
Title	Patrician
Family	Atia of the Julii (mother) Octavian (brother) Julius Caesar (great-uncle)
Spouse(s)	Glabius Mark Antony
Significant other(s)	Marcus Agrippa Servilia of the Junii
Children	Antonia (daughter) Alexander Helios (step-son) Cleopatra Selene (step-daughter)

Octavia of the Julii is a fictional character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by Irish actress Kerry Condon from 2005 to 2007. The character is based on the Roman matron Octavia Thurina Minor, sister of Roman Emperor Augustus.

Born to one of the most powerful families in Rome, the Julii, Octavia is the only daughter and elder child of Atia of the Julii, who is the niece of Gaius Julius Caesar. Octavia, alongside her mother, raised her younger brother Gaius Octavian, with whom she has a fairly strong relationship. She was originally in an arranged marriage with Glabius, and despite difficulties they grew to love each other; however, upon the death of their cousin Julia, Atia is asked by Caesar to find another girl in their family to marry Pompey Magnus. Atia forced Octavia and Glabius to get a divorce. Octavia is then offered up for pre-marital relations with Pompey by Atia, which he accepts, but rejects the marriage for another woman called Cornelia following Pompey's attempt to turn the people and the Legio XIII Gemina against Caesar by stealing their standard and kidnapping Octavian in the process.

Octavia continues to visit her ex-husband behind her mother's back until Atia decides to deal with it by killing him and blaming it on the fact that many nobles allied with the Julii have been killed. While Octavia suspects her mother, she lets it rest when her brother assures her that it is unlikely. Following Caesar's defeat in Greece, Atia sends Octavia to ask help from Servilia, Caesar's ex-lover, who at first appears to feel sorry for Octavia being used by her mother in such a way. When Servilia receives news that Caesar has won and Servilia fears that her son Brutus is dead, Octavia shows her pity and they end up becoming lovers.