| EDICT
OF LEPIDUS ON HIS TRIUMPH ( 43 BC ) |
| ( Johnson, Coleman-Norton & Bourne, Ancient Roman Statutes, Austin, 1961, p. 107, n. 121 ). |
| Appian
quotes the following edict apparently issued by Marcus Aemilius Lepidus,
the triumvir, concerning his exploits in Spain and decreeing a celebration
therefor. |
ENGLISH TRANSLATION. |
| With
Good Fortune. It shall be proclaimed to all men and to all women that they sacrifice and feast throughout the present day. Whoever does not appear to do these things shall be among the proscribed. |