Gnaeus Octavius was consul of the Roman Republic in 76 BC.
A member of the plebeian gens Octavia, Gnaeus Octavius was elected praetor by 79 BC at the latest.
He may have been the praetor urbanus who introduced the Formula Octaviana, a law which provided for the restoration of property and money which had been obtained by violent acts, or by threats of violence.
[1] Gnaeus Octavius was elected consul for 76 BC, with Gaius Scribonius Curio as his colleague.
[2] Scorned as an orator, he was also plagued with attacks of gout, which eventually made it impossible for him to walk.