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Lepidus

American  
[lep-i-duhs] / ˈlɛp ɪ dəs /

noun

  1. Marcus Aemilius died 13 b.c., Roman politician: member of the second triumvirate.


Lepidus British  
/ ˈlɛpɪdəs /

noun

  1. Marcus Aemilius (ˈmɑːkəs iːˈmɪlɪəs). died ?13 bc , Roman statesman: formed the Second Triumvirate with Octavian (later Augustus) and Mark Antony

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After crushing the remnants of the optimates, the three men divided the Roman Empire between them: Octavian took Italy, Hispania, and Gaul; Lepidus Africa; and Antony Macedon, Greece, and Asia Minor.

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Following his death, Caesar’s right-hand man, a skilled general named Mark Antony, joined with Octavian and another general named Lepidus to form the “Second Triumvirate.”

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

Mark Antony and Octavian soon pushed Lepidus to the side and divided up control of Roman territory – Octavian taking Europe and Mark Antony taking the eastern territories and Egypt.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

Mark Antony and Octavian soon pushed Lepidus to the side and divided up control of Roman territory — Octavian taking Europe and Mark Antony taking the eastern territories and Egypt.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2019

Together with Marcus Lepidus, they renewed the terms of the Second Triumvirate for another five years.

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