Octavia
Cleopatra
Fun Facts!
100

This leader of Rome was the great uncle of Octavia:

Who is Julius Caesar?

100

This man is Cleopatra's brother:

Who is Ptolemy?

100

Antony and Octavian were given this honor, typically reserved for military victories, upon their return to Rome after the union of Octavia and Antony:

What is an Ovatio?

200

Octavia is often considered to be the model of this archetype:

What is a Roman Matron?

200

Cleopatra famously spoke several languages, this language is said to be her native tongue:

What is Greek?

200

During the proscriptions of the second triumvirate, these parts of Cicero were nailed to the rostra:

What are Cicero's head and hands?

300

At this location, Octavian and Antony cemented peace in the triumvirate through a marriage alliance:

Where is Brundisium?

300

This historian wrote the most detailed account of Cleopatra's affair with Antony:

Who is Plutarch?

300

Octavia gave birth to two of Antony's children, their names are:

Antonia Major and Antonia Minor

400

While married to Gaius Marcellus, Julius Caesar debated marrying Octavia to this man to retain peace:

Who is Pompey?

400

Cleopatra gave birth to two children by Mark Antony the year before his marriage to Octavia, their names are:

Who are Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene?

400

Octavia was buried here:

What is the Mausoleum of Augustus

500

Octavia nearly was unable to marry Antony because of a law in Rome that stated women could not marry for how many months after the death of their previous husbands

What is ten?

500

This former wife of Antony is said to have trained him to bend to the will of powerful women like Cleopatra:

Who is Fulvia?

500

Octavia's first husband Gaius Marcellus, snored so loudly it disturbed this famous neighbor and orator:

Who is Cicero?