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  Octavius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Octavius (Welsh: Eydaf) was a legendary king of the Britons, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Octavius met Trahern in a field outside Winchester where they fought and Octavius won.
That caused Octavius to react again, where he met Trahern in Westmorland, but Octavius was defeated this time.
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 Octavius -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Octavius met Trahern in a field outside (A city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire) Winchester where they fought and Octavius won.
Octavius fled to (A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905) Norway where he sought help from King Gunbert.
In Britain, supporters of Octavius managed to ambush Trahern and kill him near (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London, allowing Octavius to return to Britain.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/oc/octavius.htm   (486 words)

  
 The Conclave - Angels of Death   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Spear of the attack, Octavius hacked left with his force blade, severing a cultist’s arm and with a quick squeeze of the trigger of the Justicar’s wrist-mounted Storm-bolter blew the head of another opponent into many pieces.
Octavius felt the heavy twinge in his mind as The Fate Weaver began to enter the material world.
Octavius wore no helmet, for it had been lost in the ground battle days earlier, his leg armour was torn greatly and las-burns were carved all over the armour.
www.specialist-games.com /inquisitor/forum_b/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4732   (1386 words)

  
 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA DRAMATIS PERSONAE MARK ANTONY | | OCTAVIUS CAESAR | triumvirs. | M. A
OCTAVIUS CAESAR You may be pleased to catch at mine intent By what did here befal me. Your wife and brother Made wars upon me; and their contestation Was theme for you, you were the word of war.
OCTAVIUS CAESAR Caesar: and that, having in Sicily Sextus Pompeius spoil'd, we had not rated him His part o' the isle: then does he say, he lent me Some shipping unrestored: lastly, he frets That Lepidus of the triumvirate Should be deposed; and, being, that we detain All his revenue.
OCTAVIUS CAESAR The breaking of so great a thing should make A greater crack: the round world Should have shook lions into civil streets, And citizens to their dens: the death of Antony Is not a single doom; in the name lay A moiety of the world.
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 Outlines of Roman History, Chapter 22   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Octavius (as we shall continue to call him) now for the first time showed that adroit skill for which he was always distinguished.
Octavius suggested that it would be more wise to declare war against Cleopatra than against Antony and the deluded citizens who had espoused his cause.
Octavius, with the aid of his trusted general Agrippa, succeeded in transporting an army of fifty thousand men to the coast of Epirus, and took up a position north of the strait and opposite the land forces of Antony.
www.forumromanum.org /history/morey22.html   (3976 words)

  
 FREE MonkeyNotes Study Guide-Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare-CHARACTER ANALYSIS/OCTAVIUS/MARK ANTONY-Free ...
Octavius does not even appear on stage until the fourth act and during the entire play, he is only seen three times and speaks only about thirty lines.
Octavius also possesses a keen insight into human nature and politics, as seen when he observes that enemies surround them and even those who appear friendly are hiding "millions of mischiefs" in their hearts.
Octavius' calmness upsets Cassius, who denounces his silent enemy as "a peevish schoolboy...joined with a masker and a reveler." In truth, Octavius is much more mature than Cassius or Brutus or Antony.
www.pinkmonkey.com /booknotes/monkeynotes/pmJuliusCaesar41.asp   (1072 words)

  
 The Unoffcial Marvel Comics Reference HQ
Otto Octavius was a brilliant mild-mannered atomic researcher who designed and constructed a chest harness to which four artificial tentacle-like arms were attached to enable him to manipulate radioactive substances from a safe distance.
Octavius' true motive was to gain control of an atomic plant that May had inherited.
Octavius devised a scheme to use a virtual reality (VR) body for himself in order to fight Spider-Man. He sought out Carolyn, who had become one of the leaders in the field.
members.fortunecity.com /dm_bishop2/marvel/droctopus.html   (749 words)

  
 GEORGE OCTAVIUS BOONE
Octavius Cunningham Boone, father of George 0., was born in Kentucky in 1822 and died in 1888 at the age of sixty-six.
Octavius Cunningham Boone built at Louisville, Kentucky, the noted Boone Tobacco Warehouse, the largest in the United States.
George Octavius Boone gained his early education in the private schools of Louisville, and at the age of twenty was graduated from the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia, having pursued the civil engineering course.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1918ks/biob/boonego.html   (774 words)

  
 Egypt: Tour Egypt Monthly: Queens of Egypt, part III - Celopatra
Octavius succeeded to face the their combined forces, and the combat was resolved on 2 September 31.
On opening the doors of the mausoleum by force, Octavius and his men found her lying dead upon her golden bed with all her royal ornaments.
Octavius formally brought Alexandria and Egypt under Roman rule, and in punishment he abolished the Alexandrian Senate and built his own city at the suburb of el-Raml.
www.touregypt.net /magazine/mag04012001/magf4.htm   (2127 words)

  
 Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) - MarvelDatabase
Otto Octavius was a brilliant atomic researcher who designed and constructed a chest harness to which four artificial tentacle-like arms were attached to enable him to manipulate radioactive substances from a safe distance.
Because of his invention, Octavius was nicknamed "Doctor Octopus." In a freak laboratory accident, volatile radioactive organic liquids exploded, bombarding the scientist with radiation.
Octavius also found that he could now control his artificial arms psionically, rather than by the manual chest-plate controls.
www.marveldatabase.com /wiki/index.php/Doctor_Octopus_I   (521 words)

  
 Octavius Valentine Catto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Because Catto was at the time serving in the Pennsylvania National Guard as a Major and Inspector General of the 5th Brigade, and in fact, was on duty at the time of his murder, a full military funeral was authorized.
The death of Octavius Catto would generate sympathy and acceptance of the voting rights of fls, and moved the fl community solidly behind the rising Republican Party.
In modern times, this Octavius Catto, giant of the Civil Rights movement, defender of his country, educator par excellence, civic activist, and martyr to his cause has been forgotten by all but a few.
www.afrolumens.org /rising_free/waskie1.html   (2771 words)

  
 David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson
The partnership of David Octavius Hill (1802-1870) and Robert Adamson (1821-1848) is one of the most significant and intriguing in the history of photography.
The painter, David Octavius Hill, was highly popular and influential in the Edinburgh artistic community.
It was a true act of courage, rooted in deeply held convictions, for these men were not only surrendering their career, but also condemning their families to ostracism from the communities in which they lived.
special.lib.gla.ac.uk /hillandadamson/handa.html   (854 words)

  
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           Antony and Octavius await the arrival of the opposing armies of Brutus and Cassius.
Octavius says that Antony was wrong in thinking that Brutus and Cassius would stay back.
Octavius says that they should let their swords do the talking.
www.campusnut.com /book.cfm?article_id=331§ion=15   (313 words)

  
 Octavius Coke Papers Inventory (#4846-z)
Octavius Coke (1840-1895) was an lawyer, Democratic politician, and North Carolina secretary of state, 1891-1895.
Three of the letters were written by Octavius Coke, Jr., in the 1890s.
Octavius Coke (1840-1895) was a lawyer, Democratic politician, and North Carolina secretary of state, 1891-1895.
www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/htm/04846.html   (322 words)

  
 Octavius Temple
"Octavius jumped out of the carriage conveying him to school, and obliged his conductor to return, still crying and saying he should never see me again.......
July 1805 at Probus in Cornwall Octavius married Dorcas Carveth.
Octavius is noted in the Parish Register as a Captain in the 38th Regiment.
www.gaskellfamily.com /OctaviusTemple.htm   (306 words)

  
 Octavius.4AM - "Electric Third Rail EP"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Octavius is primarily the group and assumed name of William Marshall.
Octavius' dwellings are currently in the San Francisco Bay area where the imaginative process unearths itself.
There is a camp of artists, small in numbers, who take pulsating textures and create patterns that are off kilter while retaining a forward momentum that nears obliteration and errancy but maintains a level of equilibrium to keep the listener curious of the next move made.
www.aural-innovations.com /issues/issue21/octav4am.html   (485 words)

  
 Augustus, University of Saskatchewan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
On the latter's death in 44, Octavius is adopted (posthumously) by Caesar in his will and so assumes the name of C. Julius Caesar Octavianus (or, in English, simply Octavian).
In it Caesar named as his chief heir a virtual unknown by the name of *C. Octavius, adopting him (posthumously) as his son.
Octavius was Caesar's grand-nephew on his sister's side, a rather sickly 18-year-old with only limited political and military experience.
duke.usask.ca /~porterj/CourseNotes/Octavian.html   (5374 words)

  
 The Intolerable Adventures of Octavius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Octavius ran down the road, narrowly avoiding O’Neil, who was in the middle of the pavement, peeling himself off with a spatula.
Octavius kept on running, until he reached the only house on the block to have fallen off and sued the council for making them too high.
Octavius was not very happy, now that his mother had been written out of the story.
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 Caesar Augustus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He ended a century of civil wars and gave Rome an era of peace, prosperity, and imperial greatness.
Augustus was born at Rome with the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus.
His father, also Gaius Octavius, came from a respectable but undistinguished family of the equestrian order and was governor of Macedonia before his death in 58 BC.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caesar_Augustus   (2500 words)

  
 sfweekly.com | | Reviewed | Octavius | 2004-03-24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Octavius' 2001 mini-LP, Electric Third Rail, was fascinating and difficult, akin to entering a sci-fi drum 'n' bass club where the patrons -- and the staff -- tried to whack your ears off.
Throughout, Octavius makes the disturbing sound beautiful -- just like the Czech concentration camp's austerely attractive spikes on the CD cover.
And that's saying nothing for the quality of his lyrics, which are so overwrought that they sound like parody.
www.sfweekly.com /issues/2004-03-24/reviewed2.html   (525 words)

  
 CHURCH FATHERS: Octavius (Minucius Felix)
And thus, while we were all engaged in the enjoyment of this spectacle, Caecilius was paying no attention, nor laughing at the contest; but silent, uneasy, standing apart, confessed by his countenance that he was grieving for I knew not what.
If he is willing that I, a man of that form of opinion, should argue with him, he will now at once perceive that it is easier to hold an argument among his comrades, than to engage in close conflict after the manner of the philosophers.
And thus Octavius began: "I will indeed speak as I shall be able to the best of my powers, and you must endeavour with me to dilute the very offensive strain of recriminations in the river of veracious words.
www.newadvent.org /fathers/0410.htm   (13881 words)

  
 octavius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Octavius has striven to perfect his amalgam of hip hop, electronic and avant rock music in the San Francisco underground over the past four years.
This new release looks to establish Octavius as a purveyor of even more elaborate territories of sound.
Experimental freak-outs collide with classic song structures, tension and attitude give way to raw vulnerability, and octavius’ vocal and production techniques are employed to unnerving effect.
www.boomkat.com /artist.cfm?a=OCTAVIUS   (103 words)

  
 Tertullian: Did Tertullian use Minucius Felix' Octavius?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Octavius by the Roman lawyer, Marcus Minucius Felix, is an apology for Christianity in the form of a dialogue between the Christian Octavius and the pagan Caecilius on a trip from Rome to Ostia.
On the subject of the relation between the Octavius and the Apologeticum, the author asks if the question of priority could one day be resolved, in the degree to which the two works reflect the very different situations of a Roman elite and a provincial milieu.
If the facts reported are before 202, because of the premature death of Octavius, it is difficult to place the editing of the dialogue later than 212-220.
www.tertullian.org /minucius/mf.htm   (4325 words)

  
 Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. IV
Chapter III.-Argument: Octavius, Displeased at the Act of This Superstitious Man, Sharply Reproaches Minucius, on the Ground that the Disgrace of This Wicked Deed is Reflected Not Less on Himself, as Caecilius' Host, Than on Caecilius.
Chapter XXI.-Argument: Octavius Attests the Fact that Men Were Adopted as Gods, by the Testimony of Euhemerus, Prodicus, Persaeus, and Alexander the Great, Who Enumerate the Country, the Birthdays, and the Burial-Places of the Gods.
For, for the sake of business and of visiting me, Octavius had hastened to Rome, having left his home, his wife, his children, and that which is most attractive in children, while yet their innocent years are attempting only half-uttered words,-a language all the sweeter for the very imperfection of the faltering tongue.
www.ccel.org /fathers2/ANF-04/anf04-34.htm   (18201 words)

  
 Octavian - Augustus
The future emperor Augustus was born into an equestrian family as Gaius Octavius at Rome on 23 September 63 BC.
His father, Gaius Octavius, was the first in the family to become a senator, but died when Octavian was only four.
The body was taken to Rome and given a stately funeral and his ashes were then placed in his Mausoleum.
www.roman-empire.net /emperors/augustus.html   (2368 words)

  
 Octavius
Octavius is the highly acclaimed hiphop/electronic project masterminded by vocalist/programmer William Marshall.
An accomplished live performer, Octavius adds live keyboards, guitars, and drums as needed to elevate his sound.
His music ranges from subtle ambience to explosive rage; decidedly far-reaching and brimming with tension, it is impossible to ignore its sense of urgency.
www.dirtyloop.com /Octavius.html   (114 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: The Personal Art of David Octavius Hill: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
David Octavius Hill (1802-70), was a pioneer photographer, a painter and lithographer.
In 1843, he entered into partnership with the young photographer, Robert Adamson, and in the next four years they took an extraordinary body of work, which has influenced the art practice of photography ever since.
Hill, himself a kind and empathetic man, was an active force in his own world, an enthusiasst driven by a strong social impulse as well as a desire to improve the arts, which made his actions and thinking generous and democratic.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0300095341   (669 words)

  
 Octavius Winslow | The Reformed Reader
Octavius Winslow descended from Edward Winslow, a Pilgrim leader who braved the Atlantic to come to the New World on the Mayflower in 1620.
All of the children became Christians, and three sons became evangelical ministers.
Octavius later wrote a book about his family’s experiences from his mother’s perspective, titled Life in Jesus.
www.reformedreader.org /rbb/winslow/winslowindex.htm   (281 words)

  
 [TRI News] Octavius Denies Allegations; Initiates Response - Joystick Required Forums
Octavius Core (TRI-FP) - As the situation surrounding Amananth rapidly degrades, the Octavian Empire has seemingly taken a preemptive strike against the proposed licensing of the movement of Flashfire technology by the STCC.
Interdicted ships should dock at an Octavian station, where they may sell their Flashfires at market rates.
Octavian cargo pilots are instructed to ensure that Octavius core station is regularly stocked with Amananth technology, including Flashfires.
joystickrequired.com /forums/showthread.php?t=286   (331 words)

  
 David Octavius Hill (1802 - 1870) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
David Octavius Hill, Professor George Moir, Advocate, circa 1843 - 1847
Hill and Adamson, Scottish, 19th century Inclusive of David Octavius Hill, Scottish, 1802-1870 Inclusive of
David Octavius Hill - Elizabeth Rigby, later Lady Eastlake (1809-1893) c.
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