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Mar 15, 2022 · 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.
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Oct 23, 2024 · Marcus Junius Brutus, the man who conspired to kill Julius Caesar, was not quite the friend to his fellow Romans that the legend suggests. Kirsty Corrigan | Published in History Today Volume 68 Issue 3 March 2018. Marcus Junius Brutus calls for Caesar’s death, by Robert-Guillaume Dardel, c. late 18th century. Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris.
Some ancient sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being Brutus' real father, [26] despite Caesar being only fifteen years old when Brutus was born. Ancient historians were sceptical of this possibility, and the theory is largely rejected by modern scholars as chronologically improbable.
Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman politician, one of the leaders in the conspiracy that assassinated Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. Brutus was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus (who was treacherously killed by Pompey the Great in 77) and Servilia (who later became Caesar’s lover).
- E. Badian
- Brutus was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus (who was treacherously killed by Pompey the Great in 77 BCE) and Servilia (who later became Caesar’s lov...
- Brutus was one of the leaders of the conspiracy that assassinated Julius Caesar. Long optimistic about Caesar’s plans, Brutus was shocked when, ear...
- After Caesar’s assassination, Brutus and Cassius were driven from Rome and gradually seized all the Roman East. In late 42 they met Mark Antony and...
Jan 9, 2020 · It was an epoch-defining moment in their distant past. As the historical sources – Herodotus and Eratosthenes – show, it was generally assumed to have been a real event.
Some ancient sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being Brutus' real father, [26] despite Caesar being only fifteen years old when Brutus was born. Ancient historians were sceptical of this possibility, and the theory is largely rejected by modern scholars as chronologically improbable.
Aug 12, 2022 · Marcus Junius Brutus led the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.E., then later died by suicide after losing a battle to Caesar's heir.
