Lucius Junius Brutus

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Roman statesman ancient Roman politician founder of the Roman Republic legendary figure

Lucius Junius Brutus was a legendary founder of the Roman Republic, famed for leading the revolt that overthrew the last Roman king and for his strict devotion to republican principles over family ties.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Capitoline Brutus	2
Lucius Junius Brutus (as consul)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman statesman ⓘ ancient Roman politician ⓘ founder of the Roman Republic ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	establishment of the consulship ⓘ expulsion of the Tarquins ⓘ overthrow of the Roman monarchy ⓘ
citizenship	Roman Republic ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Roman statues ⓘ ancient Roman traditions ⓘ
coRulerWith	Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Roman ⓘ
deathCause	killed in battle ⓘ
deathContext	battle against forces seeking to restore the Tarquins ⓘ
family	gens Junia ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
historicity	partly legendary ⓘ
knownFor	founding the Roman Republic ⓘ leading the revolt against the last Roman king ⓘ overthrow of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus ⓘ placing the state above family ties ⓘ strict devotion to republican principles ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
legacy	considered a model of Roman republicanism ⓘ inspired later republican thinkers ⓘ
mythology	Roman mythology ⓘ
name	Lucius Junius Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAct	condemning his own sons to death for treason ⓘ
officeHeld	consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ
opposedSystem	monarchy ⓘ
politicalSystemSupported	republic ⓘ
position	one of the first consuls of Rome ⓘ
predecessorRegime	Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
relative	Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sextus Tarquinius NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarquinius Superbus NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInGovernment	helped establish power of the Senate over kingship ⓘ
source	Dionysius of Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorRegime	Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	patriotism ⓘ placing public duty above private interest ⓘ republican virtue ⓘ
timePeriod	6th century BC ⓘ early Roman Republic ⓘ late Roman Kingdom ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus → associatedWithPerson → Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ

Publius Valerius Publicola → coConsul → Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ

Capitoline Museums → containsWork → Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capitoline Brutus

Palazzo dei Conservatori → hasNotableWork → Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capitoline Brutus

Junius → namedAfter → Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ

subject surface form: Junius Brutus Booth

Lucius Tarquinius Superbus → successor → Lucius Junius Brutus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lucius Junius Brutus (as consul)