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Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
M. Aemilius Lepidus
As a military tribune he rallied the broken Roman camp-guard at Magnesia; he later became pontifex maximus and twice consul, a leading figure of his age.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 37 §32 Marcus Aemilius, a tribune
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, who rallied the broken camp-guard; later pontifex maximus and twice consul.
- The History of Rome, Book 40 §43 Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Pontifex maximus and censor; reconciled with his old enemy Fulvius Nobilior, he carries out a great program of public works.