A Roman matron and a concise writer: Octavia and Velleius Paterculus (Vell. 2,78,1)
Abstract
In this paper, through a detailed analysis of Velleius Paterculus (2,78,1), the author aims to show the key role that Octavia was to play after September 40 B.C. as a genuine guarantee of continuity for the political system of the Second Triunvirate in Rome, after the signing of the Treaty of Brindisi (which stipulated the marriage between Octavia and Mark Antony). As a result of the treaty, Octavia became, at the same time, a singular pawn of political propaganda.
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