Definition of Marcus junius brutus

1. Noun. Statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC).

Exact synonyms: Brutus
Generic synonyms: National Leader, Solon, Statesman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marcus Junius Brutus

Marconi rig
Marcosian
Marcosians
Marcus
Marcus Annius Verus
Marcus Antonius
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Marcus Bains line
Marcus Bains lines
Marcus Cocceius Nerva
Marcus Gunn's sign
Marcus Gunn phenomenon
Marcus Gunn pupil
Marcus Gunn syndrome
Marcus Junius Brutus
Marcus Terentius Varro
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Ulpius Traianus
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
Marcus Whitman
Marcuse
Mardi Gras
Marduk
Marechal
Marechal's test
Marek's disease
Marek's disease virus
Marengo
Mareva injunction

Literary usage of Marcus junius brutus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History: Fiction of Science? by Anatoly T. Fomenko (2005)
"We have to linger here for a short while in order to discuss such a famous “ancient” hero as marcus junius brutus (Brother?) from the alleged I century BC ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Nevertheless he joined in the conspiracy against his patron, and, like his relative marcus junius brutus (see below), was one of his assassins. ..."

3. The History of Rome by Livy (1870)
"... the praetors, likewise, immediately cast lots for theirs. The two civil jurisdictions fell to marcus junius brutus; Bruttium, to Au- lus Cornelius ..."

4. A Descriptive Catalogue of Rare and Unedited Roman Coins: From the Earliest by John Yonge Akerman (1834)
"[Son of marcus junius brutus, and Servilia the daughter of Cato, was adopted by his maternal uncle, Q. Servilius Caepio. Born in the year of Rome 669 (BC ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"42 BC He was the son of that marcus junius brutus whom Pompey caused to be murdered, and of Servilia, the half-sister of Cato. He lost his father when he ..."

6. An Easy Method for Beginners in Latin by Albert Harkness (1890)
"_ .,_ т -il , - _ marcus junius brutus, the conspiracy against Caesar. 1. ... marcus junius brutus ..."

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