Marcus Junius Brutus

Also known as Brutus, Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, Marcus Iunius Brutus, Q. Caepio Brutus, Quintus Servilius Caepio Junianus, Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, Quintus Caepio Brutus

assassin of Julius Caesar

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Marcus Junius Brutus was an Ancient Roman politician, philosopher, and poet who wrote in Latin. He held several public offices, including praetor, quaestor, Roman governor, and triumvir monetalis. A member of the Junia gens, he was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder and Servilia, and had siblings including Marcus Junius Silanus. His spouse was Porcia.

Brutus participated in the assassination of Julius Caesar. He died in 42 BCE at Philippi following penetrating trauma, with suicide listed as the manner of death. His literary output consists of five works, including *Marco Bruto* and *Phalaridis & Brvti Epistolae*.

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Born: 85? B.C.
Died: 42 B.C.
Works: 5

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Marco Bruto
Phalaridos Epistolai tyrannou Akragantinōn
Diogenis Epistole. Bruti. Yppocratis medici
Lettres de Brutus et de Ciceron, touchant les affaires de la Republique Romaine depuis la mort de Iules Cesar iusques au Trium-virat
Phalaridis & Brvti Epistolae

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of death: Philippi
Spouse: Porcia
Father: Quintus Servilius Caepio
Mother: Hortensia
Sibling: Junia Secunda
Occupation: politician
Languages spoken: Latin
Participant in: assassination of Julius Caesar
Image: Portrait Brutus Massimo.jpg
Significant event: proscription

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Commons category: Marcus Junius Brutus
date of death: 0042-00-00
manner of death: Suicide
Commons gallery: Marcus Junius Brutus
topic's main category: Category:Marcus Junius Brutus
cause of death: penetrating trauma
gens: Junia gens
name in native language: Marcus Junius Brutus
writing language: Latin
present in work: The Divine Comedy
unmarried partner: Volumnia Cytheris
relative: Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
different from: Marcus Junius Brutus
social classification: nobiles
date of birth: 0085-00-00
cognomen: Brutus

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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to Marcus Junius Brutus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Marcus Junius Brutus (/ˈbruːtəs/; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs juːniʊs ˈbruːtʊs]; c. 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC) was a Roman politician, orator, 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 name. He is often referred to simply as Brutus.

Early in his political career, Brutus opposed Pompey, who was responsible for Brutus' father's death. He also was close to Caesar. However, Caesar's attempts to evade accountability in the law courts put him at greater odds with his opponents in the Roman elite and the senate. Brutus eventually came to oppose Caesar and sided with Pompey against Caesar's forces during the ensuing civil war (49–45 BC). Pompey was defeated at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48, after which Brutus surrendered to Caesar, who granted him amnesty.

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