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Episode CXCVIII - Octavia

Emperors of Rome

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Octavia Is the First Woman on a Roman Coin

Octavia is the first Roman woman ever on a coin, although we have already said that about another woman. She travels with Antony to his huge villa in Athens and has three children by Marsalis. In addition maybe to make this even happier, she is recognised as a goddess in Athens. And she's really instrumental in bringing about the official pact between Octavian and Mark Antony. It's called the Pact of Torentum because it was negotiated in southern Italy in TorentUM.

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