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Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor
Born
Rome
Died
Rome
Spouse(s)Servilia
Parents

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[edit]

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

Lepidus served as a Roman Senator.

Marriage[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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

Sources[edit]

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

External links[edit]

vteBrutus family tree
Salonia (2)Cato the ElderLicinia (1)
Marcus Porcius Cato SalonianusMarcus Porcius Cato LicinianusMarcus Livius Drusus
Marcus Porcius Cato (2)LiviaQuintus Servilius Caepio (1)Marcus Livius Drusus
Atilia (1)Cato the YoungerMarcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, adopted son
Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder (1)ServiliaDecimus Junius Silanus (2)Servilia the YoungerGnaeus Servilius Caepio
PorciaMarcus Junius Brutus xJunia PrimaJunia TertiaGaius Cassius Longinus x
Marcus Porcius CatoJunia SecundaMarcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir)
Descendant of Pompey and Sullason
Manius Aemilius LepidusAemilia Lepida II
(1)=1st spouse
(2)=2nd spouse
x=assassin of Caesar

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