Editing Lepidus (section)

===After Philippi===
[[File:Repubblica, lepido, aureo, 42 a.c..JPG|thumb|Aureus of Lepidus, c. 42 BC]]

After the pacification of the east and the defeat of the [[Liberatores|assassins' faction]] in the [[Battle of Philippi]], during which he remained in Rome, Antony and Octavian took over most of Lepidus' territories, but granted him rights in the provinces of [[Numidia]] and [[Africa Province|Africa]] as proconsul. For a while he managed to distance himself from the frequent quarrels between his colleagues Antony and Octavian. When the [[Perusine War]] broke out in 41, Octavian tasked Lepidus with the defence of Rome against [[Lucius Antonius (brother of Mark Antony)|Lucius Antonius]], Mark Antony's brother. Lucius, with superior forces, easily took the city. Lepidus was forced to flee to Octavian's camp. Lucius soon withdrew from Rome and Octavian retook the city. After this event, Lepidus was given six of Antony's legions to govern Africa. In 37 BC the treaty of [[History of Taranto|Tarentum]] formally renewed the Triumvirate for another five years.

During Lepidus' proconsulship of Africa, he promoted the distribution of land to [[veterans]], possibly in order to build up a network of clients.<ref name = "lep"/> He appears to have encouraged the [[Romanization (cultural)|Romanisation]] of Thibilis in Numidia and to have demolished illicit extensions to [[Carthage]]. In result, the formally cursed area of the old city, destroyed after the [[Third Punic War]], was not built upon.