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

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne