Brutus

[broo-tuhs]

noun

1. Marcus Junius 85?–42 b.c., Roman provincial administrator: one of the assassins of Julius Caesar.

Brutus

/ ˈbruːtəs /

noun

1. Lucius Junius (ˈluːʃəs ˈdʒuːnɪəs). late 6th century _bc , Roman statesman who ousted the tyrant Tarquin (509) and helped found the Roman republic

2. Marcus Junius (ˈmɑːkəs ˈdʒuːnɪəs) ?85–42 _bc , Roman statesman who, with Cassius, led the conspiracy to assassinate Caesar (44): committed suicide after being defeated by Antony and Octavian (Augustus) at Philippi (42)

Brutus

¹

1. A character in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare; one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. (See “Brutus is an honorable man,” “Et tu, Brute?” and “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”)

Brutus

²

1. An ancient Roman politician who helped assassinate his friend Julius Caesar.

Caesar is said to have addressed Brutus with the words Et tu, Brute? (“Even you, Brutus?”) as Brutus stabbed him. This sentence has become a proverbial response to betrayal.

Brutus is a leading character in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare.