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Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (c. 230 – 152 BC) was a twice Roman consul, Pontifex Maximus, Censor and Princeps Senatus. A scion of the ancient Patrician gens Aemilia, he was most likely the son of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, with his brothers being Lucius and Quintus.〔Weigel (1992), 7.〕〔Livy, 23.30.16〕 According to Polybius, Lepidus was 'the handsomest man of his time,' as well as, in the words of Diodorus, being 'gifted with superior intelligence'.〔Diodorus Siculus, 29.27〕〔Polybius, 16.34.6〕 Combining these qualities with an impeccable aristocratic birth, political skill and a reputation for bravery, Lepidus soon rose to become one of the leading Romans of his generation. He was the great-grandfather of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus the Triumvir.〔Weigel (1992), ''Lepidus: The Tarnished Triumvir'', pg7.〕 ==Early life== Only 15 at the time of the Battle of Cannae in the 2nd Punic War, it was nevertheless then that Lepidus first distinguished himself. If not at fateful Cannae itself, then in one of the battles closely following it, the young Lepidus rushed into the fight and saved the life of one of his countrymen by killing his assailant. For this act of gallantry, the Senate ordered an equestrian statue of the young man erected on the Capitoline to commemorate the deed.〔Valerius Maximus, 3.1.1〕 It was a remarkable honour for one so young and one that marked Lepidus out for the future greatness he would achieve. Later that year, 216 BC, Lepidus' father, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, who had been an augur and twice consul, died and Marcus and his two brothers staged funeral games for three days in his honour.〔Livy, 23.30.16〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 187 BC)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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