Brutus, Marcus Junius [Hist.] (85–42 bc)
A Roman senator who, with *Cassius, was a leader of the conspirators who assassinated Julius Caesar in ad 44. Caesar's dying words as he was stabbed by his friend Brutus are supposed to have been ‘Et tu, Brute?’ (‘You too, Brutus?’). Brutus subsequently committed suicide after being defeated by ... ...
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