inscription erected by his son on the forum he built in Rome: C(aius) Octavius C(ai) C(ai) n(epos) C(ai) pr[on(epos)] pater Augusti tr(ibunus) mil(itum) bis q(uaestor) aed(ilis) pl(ebis) cum C(aio) Toranio iudex quaestionum pr(aetor) proco(n)s(ul) imperator appellatus ex provincia Macedonia “Gaius Octavius, son, grandson and great-grandson of Gaius, father of Augustus, twice military tribune, quaestor, aedile of the plebs together with Gaius Toranius, judge, praetor, proconsul, proclaimed imperator in the province of Macedonia” Family tree of the Octavii Rufi Since the last Gaius Octavius (Augustus) was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar and became one of the Julii Caesares, the family's original nomen gentile was not inherited by his only daughter (i.e. Julia the Elder) and adopted sons (i.e. Gaius Caesar, Lucius Caesar, Tiberius, Agrippa Postumus), which meant the end of the Octavii Rufi's male line. See also Octavia gens Julio-Claudian family tree Footnotes Sources Suetonius - The Twelve Caesars - Augustus vs. 1-8 Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor; by Anthony Everitt 100s BC births 59 BC deaths 1st-century BC Romans Ancient Roman generals Family of Augustus Gaius People from Velletri Roman governors of Macedonia Roman Republican praetors