Marcus Junius Brutus (/ ˈbruːtəs /; 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 name.

Feb 12, 2025 · Marcus Junius Brutus (born probably 85 bce —died 42 bce, near Philippi, Macedonia [now in northwestern Greece]) was a Roman politician, one of the leaders in the conspiracy that assassinated Julius Caesar in 44 bce.

Sep 14, 2023 · Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BCE) was a Roman politician and a leading figure in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. Although he was granted amnesty after the Ides of March, a new civil war soon broke out. Brutus committed suicide after he had been defeated by the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian at the Battle of Philippi 42 BCE. Family

Brutus, who was deeply committed to the ideals of the Roman Republic, found Caesar’s rise to absolute power increasingly difficult to accept. As Caesar accumulated titles and honors, declaring himself dictator for life in 44 BCE, Brutus began to see his actions as a …

Aug 2, 2024 · Marcus Junius Brutus, a Roman senator, orchestrated the assassination of Julius Caesar, trying to preserve the Roman Republic. He ultimately faced defeat and committed suicide in 42 BCE.

Marcus Junius Brutus, a leading conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar, dies by suicide after his defeat at the second battle of Philippi. Two years before, Brutus had joined Gaius ...

Marcus Junius Brutus (circa 85 B.C.E. to 42 B.C.E.) was a real person — a Roman statesman who was torn between his loyalty to Caesar, a longtime protector, and his loyalty to the Roman Republic. Ultimately, Brutus saw Caesar's tyranny as the greatest threat and, with his co-conspirator Gaius Cassius Longinus, instigated a Senate plot to kill him.

Apr 2, 2014 · Marcus Junius Brutus was born 85 BC in Macedonia. Brutus was raised by an uncle, Cato the Younger, in the principles of Stoicism. Following Caesar's self-appointment to …

Lucius Junius Brutus (died c. 509 BC) [2] was the semi-legendary founder of the Roman Republic and traditionally one of its two first consuls. Depicted as responsible for the expulsion of his uncle, the Roman king Tarquinius Superbus after the suicide of Lucretia, in the traditional accounts it is he who led the overthrow of the Roman monarchy. He was then involved in securing the …

Aug 12, 2022 · On March 15, 44 B.C.E., Brutus teamed up with a group of senators to assassinate Caesar, stabbing the dictator 23 times on the Senate floor. According to The Parallel Lives by Greek historian and philosopher Plutarch, the moment was so chaotic that Brutus suffered a cut on his own hand.