Brutus

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Brutus is a Roman cognomen used by several politicians of the Junii family, especially in the Roman Republic. The plural of Brutus is Bruti.

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:

Lucius Junius Brutus — traditional founder of the Republic, whose sons were
*Tiberius Junius Brutus — rebel
*Titus Junius Brutus — rebel
Gnaeus Junius Brutus — first plebeian Junius Brutus

Decimus Junius Brutus — consul in 77 BC
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus — commander and one of Caesar's assassins.
Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus — commander and consul of Hispania Ulterior from 138 BC to 136 BC
Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva — two men:
*consul in 325 BC
*consul in 292 BC
Gaius Junius Bubulcus Brutus — three men:
*consul in 317 BC, 313 BC and 311 BC
*consul in 291 BC
*consul in 277 BC
Lucius Junius Brutus Damasippus — praetor

Other people and things called Brutus

Brutus, a history of Roman oratory by Cicero, named after Caesar's assasin.
Brutus of Troy who, according to legend, founded Britain.
Brutus Greenshield, legendary king of the Britons.
Brutus de Villeroi, 19th century French engineer.
"Junius Brutus" was the pen name of the author Charles Blount.
"Brutus" was also the pen name of Robert Yates.
Brutus is also a cartoon character from "Popeye", more often known as "Bluto".
Brutus Buckeye is the name of the mascot of the Ohio State University.
Brutus, New York is the name of a town in Cayuga County, New York, in the USA.
Brutus Jeans made popular denim apparel in the 1970s and '80s.
Brutus is the name of a password cracking software.
Brutus is also the name of a DBA.
Brutus (band) is the name of a Dutch death metal band.
Brutus (rapper) is the name of a Dutch rapper.

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