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Brutus
Brutus is a Roman cognomen used by several politicians of the Junii family, especially in the Roman Republic. It is also the name given to the Trojan Brutus who, according to legend founded Britain.
For the Brutus who was the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins, see Marcus Junius Brutus. Other notable Brutii include:
- Decimus Junius Brutus – consul in 77 BC
- Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus – commander and another of Caesar's assassins.
- Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus – consul in 138 BC
- Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva – two men
- Gaius Junius Bubulcus Brutus – three men
- Lucius Junius Brutus – traditional founder of the Republic
- Lucius Junius Brutus Damasippus – praetor
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- Brutus is also a cartoon character from Popeye, previously known as Bluto, and the penname of Robert Yates.
- Brutus is the name of a town in Cayuga County, New York in the USA.
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