Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 158 BC)

For other people named Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, see Marcus Aemilius Lepidus.

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a Roman consul for the year 158 BC, together with Gaius Popillius Laenas.^[1] He was a praetor in year 161 or earlier, and was possibly the presiding praetor when the Senate was holding discussions on the dispute between Magnesia and Priene.^[2] He is mentioned in a context that suggests he was one of the Decemviri sacris faciundis, a priestly college (collegium) who oversaw the Sibylline Books in year 143.^[3]