Article
Marcus Junius Brutus
Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Abstract
Marcus Junius Brutus (BREW-tuhs) came from noble stock. His reputed paternal ancestor, Lucius Junius Brutus, helped overthrow the last king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, in 510 B.C.E. and then became one of the first two consuls of the Roman Republic. His mother, Servilia Caepionis, was descended from Gaius Servilius Ahala, who had murdered the would-be tyrant Spurius Maelius in 439.
Copyright Owner
Salem Press
Copyright Date
2007
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
David B. Hollander. "Marcus Junius Brutus" Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives (2007) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_hollander1/2/
"Marcus Junius Brutus," in Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives, ed. Carl L. Bankston III, Salem Press (2007) 146-148. Used with permission of EBSCO Information Services, Ipswich, MA.