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Aim Kyla Jennings Marcus Junius Brutus was born around 85 BCE and was very much involved in Julius Caesar’s life. His mother was the mistress of Julius which caused him to become such high power as Caesar ruled. “Brutus was now considered to be a friend of Caesar, who sent him on an important mission to the east, made him governor of Cisalpine Gaul (i.e., the Po plains) in the years 46-45, choos e him as __praetor__ fo r the year 44 and promised him the consulate in 41. No man had received similar, extravagant honors” (Lendering 1). Although most of the honors were given to Marcus because of his mother there had to be some good doing on his part. Some of the honors that he received from Julius Caesar were becoming a military commander in Cilicia and Macedonia but what Julius did not know was that Marcus was on opposing political party. As Julius granted more and more honors to Marcus he was actually just allowing Marcus to get into a better position to kill him. In “Marcus Junius Brutus” the author stated, “...after his death he became a symbol of resistance to tyranny” (Badian 1). Because he was in an opposing party he was secretly against the ruling of Julius. He eventually became one of the main leaders in the plot to kill Julius and succeeded. This just caused more problems in his life. Once some time had passed Marc Antony, another assassin of Julius, sided with Octavian. Octavian was Julius’s adopted son, so he wanted to avenge his father by finding his murderers. Once they found Brutus they had battled and Octavian had won, this caused Marcus to later commit suicide.

Badian, E. “Marcus Junius Brutus.” //Encyclopaedia Britannica//. 1 Jan. 20014. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.

Lendering, Jona. “Marcus Junius Brutus Caepio” //Luvius//. n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2014.

Audience Alex Manville The audience that Marcus Junius Brutus attracted were people that were against Caesar. Caesar had become the new dictator of Rome and people feared what would happen during his ruling. “This declaration made several senators fear that Caesar wanted to overthrow the Senate in favor of tyranny, yet the conspirators never restored the Roman Republic”(Assassination of Julius Caesar 1). Brutus and his audience planned the death of Caesar. People who were scared of what Caesar would do with his new power stood with Brutus and his actions. People that had seen Caesar at his weakest were also afraid of him because he could easily get rid of them. Caesar was also one of people that listened to Brutus because he was his close friend and he had trusted him with making decisions. For example, Brutus suggested Caesar go to the palace where he was assassinated. Brutus’s audience were the scared and mad people of Rome.

"Assassination of Julius Caesar." //Wikipedia.// Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Oct. 2014. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.

Badian, E. “Marcus Junius Brutus.” //Encyclopaedia Britannica//. 1 Jan. 20014. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.

Historical Genesis Barron

Marcus Junius Brutus was a politician in the Roman Republican. He was also the right-hand man of Julius Caesar, but he was secretly opposing his superior. But the event that Brutus was and is known for in history was the assassination of Julius Caesar. In the article Marcus Junius Brutus (Roman Politician) it states, “Brutus joined Cassius and other leading senators in the plot that lead to the assassination of Caesar” (Badian 1). Brutus was against Caesar for the being that he was the great ruler of Rome in history, that in which Brutus was against. He planned the assassination, causing people to chase and follow him and Cassius. In the article Brutus it states, “Marc Antony and Octavian crossed the Adriatic sea and proceeded against Brutus and Cassius” (Lendering 1). Brutus later committed suicide and the republic was never restored in Rome. Thus leaving a mark in history of the man (Brutus) who ended the life of the great ruler of Rome, Julius Caesar.

Badian, E. “Marcus Junius Brutus.” //Encyclopaedia Britannica//. 1 Jan. 20014. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.

Lendering, Jona. “Marcus Junius Brutus Caepio” //Luvius.// n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2014.

Cultural Hannah Morse Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician and also one of the men that assisted in Caesar’s murder. He is described as one of the “most important politicians active at the end of the Republic” (Steel & Blom 1). He is the one that was responsible for suggesting Caesar go to the palace. Brutus, although considered Caesar’s right-hand man, betrayed him. This gives modern society an idea of how far Roman people were willing to go in order to make their government work. In modern American society, the idea of assassinating a president is extremely taboo. Presidents have been assassinated in the past, but it it viewed as a disgrace. Meanwhile, Brutus, in his betrayal of Caesar, showed people how far some may go in order to get what they want.

"Marcus Junius Brutus." //Encyclopedia of World Biography//. 2004. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.

Steel, Catherine, and Henriette Van Der Blom. "Marcus Junius Brutus the Orator: Between Philosophy and Rhetoric." //Oxford Scholarship//. Oxford University Press, n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.