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Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius (sh) and pretension (oh)


Lepidus, Marcus Aemilius (sh)




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 Triumvirate with Octavian (later Augustus). He acquired a second Spanish province but lost Spain and Gaul to Antony and Octavian, keeping only Africa. After helping defeat Sextus Pompeius (36), he challenged Octavian, but his soldiers defected and he was forced to retire.


pretension (oh)



an attempt to seem more important, more intelligent, or of a higher class than you really are
pretension to
::Lilith resented Adam's pretensions to superiority.
::the humbleness and lack of pretension of Jordan's cafe
a claim to be or do something
pretension(s) to be sth
::The group don't have any pretensions to be pop stars.
pretension to
::a large village with pretensions to the status of a small town