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ˈbru təsbru·tus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Brutus, Marcus Junius Brutusnoun

    statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC)

Wiktionary

  1. Brutusnoun

    of historical use only.

  2. Etymology: From the Latin Brutus.

Wikipedia

  1. Brutus

    Marcus Junius Brutus (; Latin pronunciation: [ˈmaːrkʊs juːniʊs ˈbruːtʊs]; c. 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC) was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. 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 which Brutus surrendered to Caesar, who granted him amnesty.With Caesar's increasingly monarchical and autocratic behaviour after the civil war, several senators who later called themselves liberatores (Liberators), plotted to assassinate him. Brutus took a leading role in the assassination, which was carried out successfully on the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC. In a settlement between the liberatores and the Caesarians, an amnesty was granted to the assassins while Caesar's acts were upheld for two years.Popular unrest forced Brutus and his brother-in-law, fellow assassin Gaius Cassius Longinus, to leave Rome in April 44. After a complex political realignment, Octavian – Caesar's adoptive son – made himself consul and, with his colleague, passed a law retroactively making Brutus and the other conspirators murderers. This led to a second civil war, in which Mark Antony and Octavian fought the liberatores led by Brutus and Cassius. The Caesarians decisively defeated the outnumbered armies of Brutus and Cassius at the two battles at Philippi in October 42. After the defeat, Brutus committed suicide.His name has been condemned for betrayal of his friend and benefactor Caesar, and is perhaps only rivalled in this regard by the name of Judas Iscariot (famously in Dante's Inferno). He also has been praised in various narratives, both ancient and modern, as a virtuous and committed republican who fought – however futilely – for freedom and against tyranny.

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  1. brutus

    Brutus is most commonly known as a historical figure in ancient Rome. There are two significant individuals with this name: 1) Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), one of Julius Caesar's assassins. He was a politician of the late Roman Republic and is best known for his leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar. 2) Lucius Junius Brutus, the founder of the Roman Republic and traditionally one of the first consuls in 509 BC. He played a crucial role in the overthrow of the Roman monarchy. However, the term "Brutus" can also be used in literature, film, and other cultural contexts, typically referencing one or both of these historical figures.

Wikidata

  1. Brutus

    Brutus is a town in Cayuga County, New York, USA. The population was 4,464 at the 2010 census. The name was assigned by a clerk interested in the classics. The Town of Brutus is located in the east part of the county and is west of Syracuse. Brutus claims to be the most populous town in the county.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Brutus

    brōō′tus, n. a kind of wig: a way of wearing the hair brushed back from the forehead, popular at the time of the French Revolution, when it was an affectation to admire the old Romans, as Brutus.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BRUTUS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brutus is ranked #16108 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Brutus surname appeared 1,797 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Brutus.

    88.8% or 1,597 total occurrences were Black.
    5% or 90 total occurrences were White.
    3.3% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.2% or 41 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.5% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Brutus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Brutus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Brutus in a Sentence

  1. Martin Kauffman:

    Brutus is an amazing case of a beautiful dog who was dealt a short hand.

  2. William Shakespeare:

    For Brutus is an honourable man So are they all, all honourable men.

  3. William Shakespeare:

    The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our Stars, but in ourselves

  4. Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday:

    There are no drilling activities at Brutus, and this is not a well control incident.

  5. Lindsey Graham:

    If( Russian President Vladimir Putin) attacks a NATO nation, we ’ll have World War III, i ’m hoping somebody will understand that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s destroying Russia, and you need to take this guy out by any means possible. William Shakespeare wrote about Brutus killing Julius Caesar. And, Julius Caesar is warned by a clairvoyant that Julius Caesar should.

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