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Lepidus

American

[lep-i-duhs] / ˈlɛp ɪ dəs /

noun

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

Lepidus British

/ ˈlɛpɪdəs /

noun

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

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Having greater support from Caesar’s troops than his two opponents, in 36 BCE Octavian forced Lepidus into retirement.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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

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

Marcus Lepidus was already in charge of parts of the Roman Republic in Spain, Gaul, and Africa.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

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