Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (Consul 232 BC)
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus († 216 BC) was a politician and senator in the 3rd century BC. Chr. In the Roman Republic . Apart from the offices, almost nothing has survived in the Roman sources.
Family history
The Aemilii Lepidi family had been around since the 3rd century BC. Represented in the politics of Rome. With M. Aemilius Lepidus was 285 BC The first from the family branch was elected to the office of consul . The exact family relationship can no longer be determined, but he was probably the son or grandson of the consul from 285 BC. Chr.
Career
In his first consulate, which he served in 232 BC. BC together with M. Poblicius Malleolus, Lepidus was on a campaign in Sardinia . In 221 BC He was installed as a suffect consul and possibly two years later in 219 BC. Chr. Again. No further information is known.
literature
- Elvers, Karl-Ludwig : Art. "Aemilius", in: Der Neue Pauly . Encyclopedia of Antiquity Vol. 1 (2000), Col. 176f.
- Elimar Klebs : Art. "Aemilius (66)", in: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Vol. 1 (1893), Col. 551f.
- T. Robert S. Broughton : The Magistrates Of The Roman Republic. Volume 1: 509 BC - 100 BC (= Philological Monographs. Vol. 15, Part 1, ZDB -ID 418575-4). American Philological Association, New York NY 1951, p. 186 (Unchanged reprint 1968).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Livy: Ab urbe condita 32, 30, 15 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 216 BC Chr. |