Brutus
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- For other uses, see Brutus (disambiguation).
Brutus is a Roman cognomen used by several politicians of the Junii family, especially in the Roman Republic. The plural of Brutus is Bruti, and the vocative form is Brute, as immortalized in the quotation "Et tu, Brute?".
Notable ancient Romans with this cognomen include:
- Marcus Junius Brutus— Caesar's friend and most famous assassin.
- Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder, the father of the aforementioned assassin.
- Lucius Junius Brutus — traditional founder of the Republic, whose sons were:
- Tiberius Junius Brutus — rebel.
- Titus Junius Brutus — rebel.
- Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus — commander and another one of Caesar's assassins.
- Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus — commander and consul of Hispania Ulterior from 138 BC to 136 BC.
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See also
- Brutus (Cicero), a history of Roman oratory by Cicero, named after Caesar's assassin.
- Brutus of Troy who, according to legend, founded Britain.
- Brutus Greenshield, legendary king of the Britons.
- "Junius Brutus", the pen name of the author Charles Blount.
- "Brutus", the pen name of Robert Yates.
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