Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (executed by Caligula)
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (6–39) was a Roman
Biography
Some areas of his lineage are unclear. He was possibly the son of
Lepidus married Caligula's sister
Sometime in 39, however, Caligula made public letters by his sisters Agrippina the Younger and Julia Livilla that detailed an adulterous affair with Lepidus and a plot against the emperor.[11] Lepidus was executed and Caligula's sisters were exiled. Agrippina was given the bones of Lepidus in an urn, and she carried them to Rome.[12] Caligula sent three daggers to the Temple of Mars the Avenger to celebrate the death. In the Senate, Vespasian made a motion that the remains of Lepidus be thrown away instead of buried. The motion was carried and Lepidus was not given a proper burial.[13]
Cultural depictions
A sculpture of Lepidus has been found at the imperial sebasteion in Aphrodisias.[14]
Citations
- ^ Barrett (1989), p. 83
- , Annals, XIV, 2.
- ^ JC_stem.JPG at www.princeton.edu
- ^ a b Ferrill (1991), p. 109
- ^ a b Barrett (1989), p. 82
- ^ "Cassius Dio — Book 59". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Suetonius • Life of Caligula". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ Barrett (1989), p. 81
- ^ Barrett (1989), p. 90
- ^ Philo, XVIII 151
- ^ Suetonius, 24.3
- ^ Ferrill (1991), p. 121
- ^ Barrett (1989), p. 106
- ISBN 9781134618637.
References
- ISBN 0-300-04653-7.
- ISBN 0-500-25112-6.
- Philo, Flaccus
- Life of Caligula
- A detailed family tree of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty from the Princeton University website.
Further reading
- Susan Wood. "Diva Drusilla Panthea and the Sisters of Caligula." American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 99, No. 3 (Jul., 1995), pp. 457–482 The article is available online (subscription required) from the JSTOR database. Lepidus's date of death is given as 39 AD in the article.