▁great - grand father ▁of ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁August us ▁( re ign ing ▁ 2 7 ▁BC ▁- ▁ 1 4 ▁AD ). ▁When ▁Marcus ▁Anton ius ▁tried ▁to ▁show ▁his ▁cont empt ▁against ▁August us , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁Oct av ius ▁was ▁a ▁fre ed man ▁and ▁ro pe - maker ▁from ▁Th ur ii . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁P unic ▁War , ▁Oct av ius ▁served ▁as ▁military ▁trib une ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁dis astr ous ▁battle ▁of ▁C ann ae , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁few ▁surv iv ors . ▁When ▁the ▁Car th agini ans ▁march ed ▁into ▁the ▁Roman ▁camp , ▁Oct av ius ▁and ▁his ▁colle ague , ▁trib une ▁P . ▁Sem pr on ius ▁T ud itan us , ▁managed ▁to ▁cut ▁their ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁enemy ▁and ▁arrived ▁safely ▁in ▁Can us ium . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁Sic ilia ▁( mod ern ▁Sic ily ) ▁under ▁the ▁pra et or ▁Lu cius ▁A em il ius ▁Pap us ▁in ▁ 2 0 5 ▁BC , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁unknown ▁whether ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁some ▁other ▁expedition . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Oct avia ▁( gens ) ▁ ▁Family ▁tree ▁of ▁the ▁Oct av ii ▁R uf i ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 3 rd - century ▁BC ▁Rom ans ▁Category : Oct av ii <0x0A> </s> ▁Dans ville ▁Municipal ▁Airport ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁use ▁air port ▁located ▁one ▁na ut ical ▁mile ▁( 2   km