A son (same individual as above) Claudia Octavia (same woman as above) Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus (same man as above) Cultural depictions A famous anecdote, recorded in the late fourth-century vita of Virgil by Aelius Donatus, in which the poet read the passage in Book VI in praise of Octavia's late son Marcellus and Octavia fainted with grief, has inspired several works of art. The most famous example is Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's 1812 painting Virgil reading The Aeneid before Augustus, Livia and Octavia but other artists, including Jean-Joseph Taillasson, Antonio Zucchi, Jean-Baptiste Wicar, Jean-Bruno Gassies and Angelica Kaufmann, have also been inspired to depict this scene. Octavia's later life, around the time of the death of Marcellus, is depicted in the 1976 television adaptation of Robert Graves's novel I, Claudius. The role was played by Angela Morant, and should not be confused with her great-granddaughter Claudia Octavia (also referred to as "Octavia" in the series), Claudius's daughter and wife of the future emperor Nero, who was played by Cheryl Johnson. In the 1963 film Cleopatra, she is played by Jean Marsh in an uncredited role. A highly fictionalized version of Octavia's early life is depicted in the 2005 television series Rome, in which Octavia of the Julii (Kerry Condon) seduces and sleeps with her younger brother, Gaius Octavian, has a lesbian affair with Servilia of the Junii (the series' version of Servilia) and a romantic relationship with Marcus Agrippa (based on the historical Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa), none of which has any historical basis. In the TV series Domina (2021), Octavia was played by Alexandra Moloney and Claire Forlani. Notes References Sources Further reading Life and virtues Details on Octavia pt 1 "Octavian was much attached to his sister, and she possessed all the charms, accomplishments and virtues likely to fascinate the affections and secure a lasting influence over the mind of a husband. Her beauty was universally allowed to be superior to that of Cleopatra and her virtue was such as to excite even admiration in an age of growing licentiousness and corruption." Details on Octavia pt 2 Nuttall Encyclopedia profile says merely that she was "distinguished for her beauty and her virtue" Discussion Octavia's birth and life discussed briefly Octavia's marriage discussed briefly Family and descendants Marcellus, Octavia's only son who died aged 20 Julia, Octavia's daughter-in-law and niece Print sources Cluett, Ronald. “Roman women and triumviral politics, 43-37 B.C.”