Marcus Junius Brutus (character of Rome)
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Marcus Junius Brutus | |
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Name | Marcus Junius Brutus |
Class | Patrician |
Family | Servilia of the Junii (mother) Cassius (brother-in-law) Cato the Younger (half-uncle) |
Allies | The Roman Republic Gaius Julius Caesar(ep7-10) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus |
Enemies | Gaius Julius Caesar(ep1-6,12) |
Appearances | 1-1 "The Stolen Eagle" 1-10 "Triumph" 1-11 "The Spoils" 1-12 "Kalends of February" |
Portrayed by | Tobias Menzies |
Marcus Junius Brutus is a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by Tobias Menzies. He is depicted as a young man torn between what he believes is right, and his loyalty and love of a man who has been like a father to him. The real Marcus Junius Brutus was the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins, and one of the key figures in the civil wars that followed the assassination.
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A haughty and somewhat aloof young patrician and son of Servilia of the Junii.