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Marcus Junius Brutus (/ ˈ b r uː t ə s /; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs juːniʊs ˈbruːtʊs]; c. 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC) was a Roman politician, orator, [2] and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, which was retained as his legal
Lucius Junius Brutus (died c. 509 BC) [2] was the semi-legendary founder of the Roman Republic, and traditionally one of its first consuls in 509 BC. He was reputedly responsible for the expulsion of his uncle the Roman king Tarquinius Superbus after the suicide of Lucretia, which led to the overthrow of the Roman monarchy.
The pileus cap was a Roman symbol of freedom, and was often worn by recently freed slaves. [4] The daggers represent the weapons which were used to kill Julius Caesar. [5] The minting of the coins took place between 43 and 42 BC, coinciding with the Liberators' civil war. The coins were struck by a "military mint" which traveled with Brutus. [6]
Ancient historians were sceptical of this possibility and "on the whole, scholars have rejected the possibility that Brutus was the love-child of Servilia and Caesar on the grounds of chronology". [ 7 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Perhaps out of a desire to avoid offending Servilia, Caesar gave orders that Brutus should not be harmed if encountered after the ...
Marcus Junius Brutus (died 77 BC) was a plebeian tribune of the Roman Republic in 83 BC and the founder of the colony in Capua. He was an associate of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, who led a revolt against the senate after the death of Sulla. He was captured by Pompey and treacherously executed. [1]
Bust in the Capitoline Museums, traditionally identified as Lucius Junius Brutus. The gens Junia or Iunia was one of the most celebrated families of ancient Rome.The gens may originally have been patrician, and was already prominent in the last days of the Roman monarchy.
Brutus opened a debate on the form of government Rome ought to have, a debate at which many patricians spoke. In summation, he proposed the banishment of the Tarquins from all the territories of Rome and the appointment of an interrex to nominate new magistrates and conduct an election of ratification. They decided on a republican form of ...
The Lictors Bringing to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons, Jacques-Louis David, 1789. In 1788, Lethière turned to the subject as part of the larger Neoclassical art movement, which often drew on scenes from ancient Rome and Greece to emphasize virtues such as patriotism, sacrifice, and civic duty.