Marriage and Descendants
Octavia the Elder was married to Sextus Appuleius (I). They had one son, who was also named Sextus Appuleius (II) and was ordinary consul in 29 BC with his half-uncle, Augustus. Through her son, Sextus Appuleius (II), she had two grandchildren, a grandson, named Sextus Appuleius (III) like his forebears and a granddaughter, Appuleia Varilla. Octavia the Elder's last known descendant was her great-grandson, also named Sextus Appuleius (IV), through her grandson and his wife, Fabia Numantina.
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