History of marcus junius brutus

Roman politician and assassin of Julius Caesar

"Brutus" redirects here. For other people with the same name, see Brutus (disambiguation).

Marcus Junius Brutus (; Latin pronunciation:[ˈmaːrkʊsjuːniʊsˈbruːtʊs]; c.

85 BC – 23 October 42 BC) was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar.

History of marcus junius brutus

After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, which was retained as his legal name. He is often referred to simply as Brutus.

Early in his political career, Brutus opposed Pompey, who was responsible for Brutus' father's death.

He also was close to Caesar. However, Caesar's attempts to evade accountability in the law courts put him at greater odds with his opponents in the Roman elite and the senate. Brutus eventually came to oppose Caesar and sided with Pompey against Caesar's forces during the ensuing civil war (49–45 BC).

Pompey was defeated at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48, after w