Marcus Brutus
Brutus, (Marcus Junius,) a noted Roman, son of the
preceding, was born in So B.C. Cato Uticensis was his
maternal uncle, and afterwards his father-in-law, Brutus
having married his daughter Porcia. In the civil wars
he sided with Pompey. After the battle of Pharsalia he
was treated with great kindness by Caesar, and appears
to have been sincerely a...
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Marcus Iunius Brutus, son of the preceding, was by the mother's side nephew of M. Cato (Uticensis). He accompanied his uncle to
Cyprus, a.u.c. 695, where the latter was sent by Clodius to annex that island to the Roman Empire. It appears, however, that he did
not copy the example of Cato 's integrity; for, having become the creditor of the citize...
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Marcus Junius Brutus (early June 85 BC – late October 42 BC), often referred to simply as Brutus, was a politician of the late
Roman Republic. He is best known in modern times for taking a leading role in the assassination conspiracy against Julius Caesar.
Early life -
Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus the Elde...
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