Junii Bruti
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The Junii Bruti were a prominent ancient Roman family (gens Junia) traditionally associated with the early Republic and famed for figures like Lucius Junius Brutus, who helped overthrow the monarchy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman gens family
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ancient Roman family branch ⓘ |
| associatedVirtue |
libertas (liberty)
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virtus (civic virtue) ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
assassination of Julius Caesar
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establishment of the Roman Republic ⓘ overthrow of the Roman monarchy ⓘ |
| capitalCityContext | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Roman ⓘ |
| familyBranchOf | Junii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyNameForm |
cognomen "Brutus"
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nomen "Junius" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
NERFINISHED
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Lucius Junius Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early consular magistracies
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participation in late Republican civil wars ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| laterReception |
invoked in Enlightenment republicanism
ⓘ
invoked in Renaissance political thought ⓘ referenced in early modern debates on tyranny ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | "Brutus" meaning "dull" or "stupid" in Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythicalOrSemiLegendaryOrigins | yes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lucius Junius Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | gens Junia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
optimates (for some members)
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republican opposition to dictatorship ⓘ |
| politicalRole | republican leaders ⓘ |
| region | Latium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass |
patrician family
ⓘ
plebeian family ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Livy "Ab Urbe Condita"
NERFINISHED
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Plutarch "Lives" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicRoleInRomanCulture | archetype of tyrant-slayers ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
| traditionalReputation |
defenders of the Roman Republic
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tyrannicide ⓘ |
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