Associations to the word «Octavian»

Wiktionary

OCTAVIAN, proper noun. (historical) A male given name, notably borne by Augustus (Caesar) between 44 and 27 BC

Dictionary definition

OCTAVIAN, noun. Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14).

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope