Lepidus
General and former Roman consulWikipedia
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Oct 16, 2026
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After marching his troops under arms through Macedonia, Sicily, Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor, and almost all the other countries of the world, when they were weary in slaughtering Romans, he had directed them against a foreign foe.
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While he was pacifying the Alpine regions and subduing the enemies whom he found in the midst of the Roman Empire, while he was extending its boundaries beyond the Rhine, the Euphrates, and the Danube, at Rome itself the swords of Murena, Capio, Lepidus, Egnatius, and others were being sharpened to slay him.
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Scarcely had he escaped from their plot when his already failing age was terrified by his daughter and all the noble youths who were pledged to her cause by adultery, with her by way of oath of fidelity.
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Then there was Paulus and Antonius' mistress, a second time to be feared by Rome; and when he had cut out these ulcers from his very limbs, others grew in their place.
Mike CorradiGUEST
It comes from the name Regium Lepidi.
Mike CorradiGUEST
It was a Roman town founded by consul, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, who is also responsible for our main road, the Via Emilia, which goes from Rimini down on the coast up to the city of Piacenza.
Mike CorradiGUEST
And it's, I mean, here there's an interesting difference because for us Italians, I'm very far from Genoa.
Mike CorradiGUEST
It's about a three and a half hour drive.
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Some may ask, what is the matter with this united and happy people? Some say it is the cause of political usurpers, tyrants, oppressors, etc., but has not the Lord an oppressed and suffering people among them? Does the Lord condescend to hear their cries and see their tears in consequence of oppression? Will he let the oppressors rest comfortably and happy always? Will he not cause the very children of the oppressors to rise up against them and ofttimes put them to death? God works in many ways his wonders to perform.
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I will not here speak of the destructions which the Lord brought upon Egypt in consequence of the oppression and consequent groans of the oppressed, of the hundreds and thousands of Egyptians whom God hurled into the Red Sea for afflicting his people in their land, of the Lord's suffering people in Sparta, or Lasademon, the land of the truly famous Lycurgus, nor have I time to comment upon the cause which produced the fierceness with which Sylla usurped a title and absolutely acted as dictator of the Roman people, the conspiracy of Catiline, the conspiracy against the murder of Caesar in the Senate house, the spirit with which Mark Antony made himself master of the commonwealth, his associating Octavius and Lepidus with himself in power, their dividing the provinces of Rome among themselves, their attack and defeat on the plains of Philippi, of the last defenders of their liberty Brutus and Cassius, the tyranny of Tiberius, and from him to the final overthrow of Constantinople by the Turkish Sultan Muhammad II AD 1453.
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I say I shall not take up time to speak of the causes which produce so much wretchedness and massacre among those heathen nations, for I am aware that you know too well that God is just as well as merciful.
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I shall call your attention a few moments to that Christian nation, the Spaniards, while I shall leave almost unnoticed that avaricious and cruel people, the Portuguese, among whom all true-hearted Christians and lovers of Jesus Christ must evidently see the judgments of God displayed.
Kuba OrlowskiNARRATOR
Wherein is their gain greater than that of those who died before their time? They are all lying dead somewhere or other.
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Cadicianus, Fabius, Julian, Lepidus, and their fellows saw the corpses of multitudes carried to their grave, and then themselves were carried thither.
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In sum, how small was the difference of time, spent painfully amid what troubles, among what worthless men, and in how mean a carcass.
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Think it not a thing of value.
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Wherein is their gain greater than that of those who died before their time? They are all lying dead somewhere or other.
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Cadicianus, Fabius, Julian, Lepidus, and their fellows saw the corpses of multitudes carried to their grave, and then themselves were carried thither.
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In sum, how small was the difference of time, spent painfully amid what troubles, among what worthless men, and in how mean a carcass.
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Think it not a thing of value; rather look back into the eternity that gapes behind, and forward into the other abyss of immensity.
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And, after a brief exchange of friendly correspondences, Octavian and Antony met in person on a small depressed islet in a river near the city of Mutina.
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This monumental meeting culminated in the formation of the so-called Second Triumvirate, composed of Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus.
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One of the main decisions they agreed on was the creation of a whole new magistracy for quieting civil dissension ratified by law, which Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian would hold for five years with consular power.
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The Three Triumvirs would also designate the yearly magistrates of the city for five years.
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Furthermore, they would distribute the Roman provinces among themselves.
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Antony was to govern Gallia Cisalpina and Gallia Comata, Lepidus took over Gallia Narbonensis, and the two Spains, while Octavian was put in charge of Africa, Sicily, and Sardinia.
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Italy remained neutral ground.
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Each of the three also assumed a different task.
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Young Octavian was ready to rise in his uncle's place, determined to lift Rome and carry its glory on his shoulders.
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As Octavian strode for power, he was flanked by Mark Antony and Lepidus, generals in the armies of Caesar.
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The three men all claimed Rome as theirs, but only one could be emperor.
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Their clash was titanic, splitting the empire into three realms.
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Although their troops were fierce, Octavian was undeterred by the staggering might of Antony and Cleopatra.
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He masterfully marshaled his men and slaughtered the armies of Antony.
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Lepidus was next, and his troops were subdued and banished to the far north.
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On a battlefield now hallowed by the blood and honor of countless men, Octavian, the victor, stood surveying the horizon.
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All the while, Mark Antony was marching along the narrow Ligurian road between the sea and the mountains.
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His objective was to induce the allegiance of the vacillating Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Plancus, both Caesarean generals who were already stationed in Gaul and had under their command many legions of veterans.
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Eventually, Mark Antony was able to enter Gallia Narbonensis unperturbed, with Brutus failing to achieve his main objective of obstructing his passage.
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Lepidus, who had previously been in close communication with Cicero, soon confronted Antony.
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The two armies lay against each other while a small river ran between the camps.
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The Caesarean veterans, who were comrades in arms for almost a decade, made the decision for the generals and embraced Antony, introducing him into the camp.
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Lepidus consented.
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It was in essence a peaceful coup.
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