Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor
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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]
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External links[]
- http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0218.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090416005759/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/1877.html
Marcus Brutus family tree[]
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- Aemilii Lepidi
- 1st-century BC Romans
- Executed ancient Roman people
- People executed by the Roman Republic
- 30 BC deaths
- Ancient Roman politician stubs