person
Marcus Junius Brutus
Brutus
also: Brutus, Brutusz
Marcus Junius Brutus (85–42 BC), the Roman senator who conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar and died after defeat at Philippi. In scene 14 Lucifer uses Brutus as an example of how historical heroism depends on material hardship.
Reading notes
- The Tragedy of Man §14 Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus (85–42 BC), the Roman senator who conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar and died after defeat at Philippi. In scene 14 Lucifer uses Brutus as an example of how historical heroism depends on material hardship.