Marcus Aemilius Lepidus

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (died 152 BCE) is a Roman consul, Pontifex Maximus and censor.

As a praetor he is governor of Sicily in 191 BCE.

He is elected consul in 187 BCE.

He and his colleague, Gaius Flaminius, subduethe Ligurians.

From 180 BCE onwards he is pontifex maximus and from 179 BCE is princeps senatus.

This same year he is also elected censor.

In 175 BCE, he is elected consul for the second time.

He oversees construction of the Via Aemilia in 187 BCE, a Roman road from the town of Piacenza to Rimini, still in use and one of the most important roads in Northern Italy.

He establishes the Roman colonies of Parma and Modena and gives his name to the Roman castrum of Regium Lepidi (today Reggio Emilia).

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