"Marcus Junius Brutus (85 BCE to 42 BCE) was a Roman senator most famous for his role in the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BCE. Said to have been descended from the semi-legendary founder of the Roman Republic, Brutus came to oppose the autocratic behavior shown by Caesar after the latter became dictator. After killing Caesar, Brutus fled east, where he and fellow conspirator Gaius Cassius Longinus put together an army."
"He is alternately remembered as a noble man who acted in opposition to tyranny or as one of the most notorious traitors in history. Family & Early Life Brutus was born in late 85 BCE to the gens Junia, one of the most storied families in Rome. According to legend, it was their ancestor, Lucius Junius Brutus, who had driven out the last of the kings and established the Roman Republic, serving as one of its first two elected consuls."
Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman senator born in 85 BCE and famed for his central role in the assassination of Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BCE. He traced descent from the Junia family and the semi-legendary Lucius Junius Brutus, a foundational opponent of kings in Rome. Brutus opposed Caesar's autocratic behavior after Caesar became dictator. After the assassination Brutus fled east and, with Gaius Cassius Longinus, assembled an army. Brutus was defeated by Caesar's successors at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BCE and committed suicide shortly thereafter. The Junia family maintained a public memory of republican liberty.
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