biography
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Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius
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pronunciation:
[lepidus]
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| male
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| lived:
| (?–13 /12 BC)
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| biography:
| Roman statesman. He declared for Julius Caesar against Pompey (49 BC), and Caesar made him dictator of Rome and his colleague in the consulate (46 BC). He supported Marcus Antonius, and became one of the triumvirate with Octavian Augustus and Antonius, with Africa for his province (40–39 BC). He thought he could raise Sicily against Octavian, but his soldiers deserted his cause, and he retired from public life. |
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