died 13/12 BC
Roman consul (46, 42 BC) and triumvir (43–36).
After the death of Julius Caesar , Lepidus controlled parts of Gaul, Spain, and Africa and wielded great influence. He and Mark Antony opposed the republican conspirators and in 43 formed the Second Augustus ). He acquired a second Spanish province but lost Spain and Gaul to Antony and Octavian, keeping only Africa. After helping defeat Sextus {{link=Pompeius Magnus Pius , Sextus">Pompeius (36), he challenged Octavian, but his soldiers defected and he was forced to retire.