Lucius Junius Brutus
Brutus, (Lucius Junius,) a distinguished Ron
patriot, son of Tarquinia, the sister of Tarquin the Pro
The king having put to death the father and elder 1
ther of Brutus, the latter feigned idiocy, gave up all 1
possessions to his tyrannical uncle, and patiently accept!
the reproachful surname of Brutus,(/>." stupid, brutish,
which was destined t...
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Lucius Junius Brutus was the founder of the Roman Republic and traditionally one of the first consuls in 509 BC. He was claimed as an
ancestor of the Roman gens Junia, including Marcus Junius Brutus, the most famous of Caesar's assassins.
Background
Prior to the establishment of the Roman Republic, Rome had been ruled by kings. Brutus led the re...
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L. Iunius Brutus. A celebrated Roman, the author, according to the Roman legends, of the great revolution which drove
Tarquin the Proud from his throne, and which substituted the consular for the regal government. He was the son of
Marcus Iunius and of Tarquinia, the second daughter of Tarquin. While yet young in years, he saw his father and
bro...
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