Marcus Junius Brutus (Tribune of the People)
Marcus Junius Brutus († 77 BC ) was a member of the Roman family of the Junians and father of the homonymous Caesar murderer .
83 BC He was a tribune of the people and brought in a law that established a colony in Capua .
When after Sulla's death in 78 BC BC the consul Marcus Aemilius Lepidus tried to push back the influence of the Optimates , Brutus joined him. As proconsul , Lepidus left in 77 BC the following year. Brutus his province Gallia cisalpina and moved against Rome . Lepidus was defeated quickly, but Brutus held the besieged Mutina against Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus until he defeated himself in 77 BC. For unknown reasons. Although he was allowed to retire with an escort, he was murdered by Pompey's follower Geminius the following day .
Brutus was married to Servilia Caepionis , with whom he had only one child.
literature
- Friedrich Münzer : Junius 52 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume X, 1, Stuttgart 1918, Col. 972 f.
- Wolfgang Will : Junius [I 9]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 6, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01476-2 , column 60.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Junius Brutus, Marcus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brutus, Marcus Junius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Member of the Roman family of the Junians, father of the Caesar murderer of the same name |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 77 BC Chr. |