Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus

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Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus was the brother of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and son to an elder Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Appuleia.

He supported Cicero during the Catiline Conspiracy and never supported Pompey. Paullus was quaestor in 59 BC, aedile in 55 BC, praetor in 53 BC and consul in 50 BC. Roman coinage of Lucius Paullus can be seen at [1]

During his consulship, Julius Caesar bribed him for his support. He reconstructed the Basilica Aemilia in Rome, with part of his bribery money.

Paullus opposed the second triumvirate. His brother ordered his murder. On the day of his execution, the soldiers allowed him to escape. Paullus joined the political rebel Marcus Junius Brutus and after Brutus' suicide in 42 BC, Paullus was pardoned and lived his remaining years at Miletus.

Paullus' wife is unknown. He had two sons. His first son a younger Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus was consul in 34 BC and married Claudia Marcella Minor (niece of Roman Emperor Augustus). His second son, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, served as a censor and married Pompey's descendant, Cornelia Scipio.

Preceded by Marcus Claudius Marcellus and Servius Sulpicius Rufus

Consul of the Roman Republic with Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor 50 BC

Succeeded by Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus and Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior