Family
Lepidus was the son of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus; his mother may have been a daughter of Lucius Appuleius Saturninus. His brother was Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus. He married Junia Secunda, sister of Marcus Junius Brutus and Junia Tertia, Cassius Longinus's wife. After the Battle of Philippi, Lepidus managed to protect Junia Secunda and her mother Servilia from execution.
Lepidus and Junia Secunda had one child, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus the Younger.
Read more about this topic: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir)
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