Marcus Aemilius Lepidus

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a Roman statesman and general who joined Octavian and Mark Antony in the Second Triumvirate after Julius Caesar’s assassination.

Octavian: Gaius Octavius, later Augustus, was Julius Caesar’s adopted heir and Rome’s first emperor. His partnership with Lepidus and Antony created the Second Triumvirate.
Assassination of Julius Caesar: The assassination of Julius Caesar was the killing of the Roman dictator by senators on 15 March 44 BCE. Caesar’s death opened the power struggle in which Lepidus became a leading figure.
Second Triumvirate: The Second Triumvirate was the five-year alliance of Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus, legally established in 43 BCE. Lepidus’s power and later political demotion unfolded within this governing alliance.
Sicilian revolt: The Sicilian revolt was Sextus Pompey’s prolonged resistance to the triumvirs, centered on control of Sicily and its grain supply. Lepidus took part in the campaign that ended the revolt in 36 BCE.
Mark Antony: Mark Antony was a Roman general and politician who joined Octavian and Lepidus in the Second Triumvirate. He shared power with Lepidus before their alliance with Octavian broke apart.
Liberators' civil war: The Liberators' civil war was the conflict between Caesar’s supporters and the assassins’ forces from 44 to 42 BCE. Lepidus supported the Caesarian side while the triumvirs prepared to defeat Caesar’s assassins.
Lex Titia: The Lex Titia was the 43 BCE law that granted Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus extraordinary powers as triumvirs. It gave Lepidus legal authority beyond the ordinary offices of the Roman Republic.
Lepidus's revolt: Lepidus’s revolt was his failed attempt in 36 BCE to assert authority over Sicily and its troops against Octavian. The episode ended his effective political and military role in the triumvirate.
Julius Caesar: Julius Caesar was a Roman general and dictator whose assassination in 44 BCE precipitated a struggle for power. Lepidus had served Caesar and moved to secure his political legacy after his death.
Battle of Mutina: The Battle of Mutina was a 43 BCE conflict between Mark Antony and forces loyal to the Roman Senate. Its aftermath pushed Antony and Octavian toward an alliance with Lepidus.

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War of the LiberatorsRelated: His political partnership with the victors formed the regime that followed their victory.