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

Early life

Marcus was the eldest son of the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and his wife Junia Secunda. He had at least one younger brother and possibly a sister. Marcus was likely the son whom his father had once engaged to Mark Antony's eldest daughter Antonia.^[1]

Career

Lepidus served as a Roman Senator.

Marriage

Lepidus was married to Servilia, who may have been the daughter of the Caesarian P. Servilius Isauricus and Junia Prima, his aunt.

Conspiracy and death

Lepidus was executed by Octavian (future Roman Emperor Augustus) in 30 BC, as a leader in a conspiracy against him. Velleius says that his wife Servilia committed suicide after her husband's death by swallowing burning hot coals.^[2]

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

(1): 1st spouse

(2): 2nd spouse

†: assassin of Caesar

Notes:

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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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