Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Minor

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.

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

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]

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