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The gens Aemilia, originally written Aimilia, was one of the greatest patrician families at ancient Rome. The gens was of great antiquity, and claimed descent from Numa Pompilius, the second King of R
Imperial-era consular fasti listing several Aemilii
Obverse of a denarius of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, the triumvir
Gravestone of freedmen (liberti) with the nomen Aemilius, from Emerita Augusta, Roman Spain
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a 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 hi
Aemilia gens
…f. M. n. Lepidus, in 216 BC joined with his brothers, Lucius and Marcus, in celebrating funeral games in honour of their father, the consul of 232 BC. Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. Lepidus, consul in 187 and 175 BC, and censor in 179. He was Pontifex Maximus from 180 until his death in 152, and repeatedly chosen as Princeps Senatus. Marcus…
Statue of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in the City Hall of Reggio Emilia, which he founded.