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Also known as Marcus Aemilius Lepidus

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (; 89 BC – late 13 or early 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who formed the Second Triumvirate alongside Octavian and Mark Antony during the final years of the Roman Republic. Lepidus had previously been a close ally of Julius Caesar. He was also the last pontifex maximus before the Roman Empire, and (presumably) the last interrex and magister equitum to hold military command.

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Lepidus was a male politician and military personnel in Ancient Rome, born in 90 BCE and dying in 13 BCE at Circeii. A member of the Aemilia gens and the nobiles social class, he held the positions of magister equitum, Roman consul, and triumvir monetalis. His father was Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and his sibling was Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus. He was married to Junia Secunda and had a child named Lepidus the Younger. He spoke Latin and is described in sources including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Pauly–Wissowa.

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Person.name
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Person.image
Denarius of Lepidus and Octavian (obverse).jpg
Person.image_upright
1.15
Person.alt
Grey coin depicting male head facing right
Person.caption
Denarius of 42 BC depicting Lepidus, aged about 47. The inscription reads , meaning "Triumvir for the regulation of the republic, Lepidus, Pontifex maximus".
Person.birth_date
c. 89 BC
Person.death_date
late 13 BC or early 12 BC (aged c. 76-77)
Person.death_place
Circeii, Roman Empire
Person.office
Interrex (52 BC)Praetor (49–47 BC)Propraetor (47–46 BC)Magister Equitum (46–44 BC) Consul (46, 42 BC)Triumvir (43–36 BC)Pontifex Maximus (44–13/12 BC)Proconsul (43–40 and 38–36 BC)
Person.father
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 78 BC)
Person.spouse
Junia Secunda
Person.children
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus MinorQuintus Aemilius LepidusAemilia Lepida (possibly)
Officeholder.embed
yes
Officeholder.serviceyears
48–36 BC
Officeholder.battles
Battle of Mutina Perusine War Bellum Siculum

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human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Ancient Rome
Place of death
Circeii
Languages spoken
Latin
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Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (Musei Vaticani) replica in Pushkin museum 01 by shakko.jpg
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Lepidus (triumvir)
date of birth
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date of death
0013-00-00
Commons gallery
Lepidus
name in native language
M.Aemilius M.f.Q.n. Lepidus
social classification
nobiles
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  • Family
  • Biography
  • Ally of Caesar
  • Aftermath of Caesar's death
  • Second Triumvirate
  • After Philippi
  • Fall from power
  • Reputation
  • Fictional depictions
  • References
  • External links

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (; 89 BC&nbsp;– late 13 or early 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who formed the Second Triumvirate alongside Octavian and Mark Antony during the final years of the Roman Republic. Lepidus had previously been a close ally of Julius Caesar. He was also the last pontifex maximus before the Roman Empire, and (presumably) the last interrex and magister equitum to hold military command.

Though he was an able military commander and proved a useful partisan of Caesar, Lepidus has always been portrayed as the least influential member of the Triumvirate. He typically appears as a marginalised figure in depictions of the events of the era, most notably in Shakespeare's plays. While some scholars have endorsed this view, others argue that the evidence is insufficient to discount the distorting effects of propaganda by his opponents, principally Cicero and, later, Augustus.

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