Gaius Octavius
Messalla, a member of the third century gens Valeria, was possibly the son of Lucius Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus. He apparently did not suffer any repercussions following the purge that saw his father put to death on the orders of the emperor Caracalla in AD 212, and in fact he was appointed "consul prior" in AD 214, alongside Gaius Octavius Appius Suetrius Sabinus.