s ▁oldest ▁son ▁Ca esar ion ) ▁were ▁executed ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Act ium . ▁Despite ▁his ▁father ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁fier ce ▁supp orter ▁of ▁August us ▁adopted ▁father ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁shown ▁mer cy ▁like ▁some ▁others ▁were . ▁ ▁Ron ald ▁Sym e ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁young ▁Cur io ▁might ▁have ▁Cur io ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁unw illing ▁to ▁beg ▁for ▁mer cy ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁" loy al ▁and ▁spir ited ▁father ", ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁mother ▁Ful via ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁proud ▁of ▁that . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁dep ict ions ▁Cur io ▁is ▁a ▁minor ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁Masters ▁of ▁Rome ▁series ▁by ▁Col le en ▁McC ull ough , ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁first ▁introduced ▁he ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁un r uly ▁child ▁whom ▁Oct avia ▁does ▁her ▁best ▁raise , ▁he ▁appreci ates ▁Oct avia ▁but ▁ref uses ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁Oct av ian ▁as ▁his ▁uncle , ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁he ▁and ▁An ty ll us ▁joins ▁Anton y ' s ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁are ▁executed . ▁In ▁the ▁novel ▁Anton y ▁by ▁All an ▁Mass ie ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁supporting ▁character , ▁a ▁follow er ▁of ▁Mark ▁Anton y ▁whom ▁Anton y ▁is ▁attract ed ▁to ▁due ▁to ▁him ▁looking ▁like ▁his ▁father . ▁In ▁Steven ▁S aylor ' s ▁book ▁A ▁M ist ▁of ▁Prop he cies ▁he ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁and ▁joy ful ▁baby ▁whom ▁Anton y ▁car