Marcus Junius Brutus
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Marcus Junius Brutus 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 w
The Capitoline Brutus, supposedly depicting Brutus' ancestor Lucius Junius Brutus, who expelled the kings from Rome.
Denarius minted by Brutus, 54 BC, with the portraits of Lucius Junius Brutus (obverse) and Gaius Servilius Ahala (reverse).
Denarius of Brutus, 54 BC, depicting the personification of Libertas and Lucius Junius Brutus with lictors.
Marble bust, so-called Brutus, at the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in the National Museum of Rome
Battle of Philippi
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The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Liberators' civil war between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian and the leaders of Julius Caesar's assassination, Brutus and Cassius, in 42 BC,
Marcus Junius Brutus
…fought the liberatores led by Brutus and Cassius. The Caesarians decisively defeated the outnumbered armies of Brutus and Cassius at the two battles at Philippi in October 42. After the defeat, Brutus took his own life. His name has become a synonym and byword for "betrayal" or "traitor" in most languages of…
Location of the Battle of Philippi
Brutus and his companions after the Battle of Philippi