Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor
Born	Rome
Died	Rome
Spouse	Servilia
Parents	Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (father); Junia Secunda (mother);

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus the Younger or Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor (/ˈlɛpɪdəs/; died 30 BC), was the only child of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and his wife Junia Secunda, a half-sister to Brutus the Younger, one of Julius Caesar's assassins.

Biography

Career

Lepidus served as a Roman Senator. Lepidus was executed by Octavian (future Roman Emperor Augustus), as a leader in a conspiracy against him. Lepidus in his younger years was betrothed in 44 BC to Antonia, the eldest daughter of triumvir Mark Antony. Antony and Lepidus’ father had arranged this. However, the betrothal was later broken off.^[1]

Family

Lepidus was married to Servilia, who may have been the daughter of the Caesarian P. Servilius Isauricus and Junia Prima, his aunt. Velleius says that Servilia committed suicide after her husband's death by swallowing burning hot coals.^[2]

(1): 1st spouse

(2): 2nd spouse

†: assassin of Caesar

Notes:

References

^ Münzer, Friedrich (1999). Roman aristocratic parties and families. University of Michigan: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 340.
^ Weigel, Richard D. , Lepidus: The Tarnished Triumvir, Routledge, New York, 1992, p.96

Sources

Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome
Suetonius, Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Augustus

External links

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[1] Münzer, Friedrich (1999). Roman aristocratic parties and families. University of Michigan: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 340.

[2] Weigel, Richard D. , Lepidus: The Tarnished Triumvir, Routledge, New York, 1992, p.96

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