Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius

Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius

(died 13/12 BC) Roman consul (46, 42 BC) and triumvir (43–36). After the death of Julius Caesar, Lepidus controlled parts of Gaul, Spain, and Africa and wielded great influence. He and Mark Antony opposed the republican conspirators and in 43 formed the Second Triumvirate with Octavian (later Augustus). He acquired a second Spanish province but lost Spain and Gaul to Antony and Octavian, keeping only Africa. After helping defeat Sextus Pompeius (36), he challenged Octavian, but his soldiers defected and he was forced to retire.

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Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius 

Born circa 89 B.C.; died 13 or 12 B.C., in Circeii. Roman political figure.

In 49 B.C., while he was a praetorian, Lepidus won Caesar’s appointment as dictator. In 46 as consul he was Caesar’s colleague. From 45 to 44 B.C., Lepidus was master of the horse. After the death of Caesar in 44 B.C., he became pontifex maximus and remained in the post until his death. In 43 B.C., he formed the Second Triumvirate with Octavian and Antony. Octavian deprived Lepidus of his triumvir’s powers in 36 B.C. during a struggle for power.