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Brutus is a Roman cognomen used by several politicians of the Junii family, especially in the Roman Republic.
Ancient Romans with this name
For the Brutus who was the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins, see Marcus Junius Brutus. Other notable ancient Romans with this cognomen include:
- Tiberius Junius Brutus — rebel; son of Lucius Junius Brutus
- Titus Junius Brutus — rebel; son of Lucius Junius Brutus
- Gnaeus Junius Brutus — first plebeian Junius Brutus
- Decimus Junius Brutus — consul in 77 BC
- Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus — commander and another of Caesar's assassins.
- Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus — consul in 138 BC
- Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva — two men:
- Gaius Junius Bubulcus Brutus — three men:
- Lucius Junius Brutus — traditional founder of the Republic
- Lucius Junius Brutus Damasippus — praetor
Other people called Brutus
- The Trojan Brutus who, according to legend founded Britain.
- Brutus is also a cartoon character from Popeye, previously known as Bluto.
- Brutus is also the penname of Robert Yates.
- Brutus is the name of a town in Cayuga County, New York in the USA.
External links
- Legend and descedants for the legendary founder of Britain (http://www.angelfire.com/ego/et_deo/celticbrehins.wps.htm)de:Brutus