Lucius Junius Brutus

Lucius Junius Brutus
The head of this bust, the "Capitoline Brutus", from the Capitoline Museums is traditionally identified as a portrait of Brutus, dated 4th to early 3rd centuries BC.
Consul of the Roman Republic
In office 509 BC – 509 BC Serving with Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus Publius Valerius Publicola
Preceded by	None (Republic founded)
Succeeded by	Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus and Publius Valerius Publicola
Personal details
Born	Unknown Ancient Rome
Died	509 BC Silva Arsia, Rome
Children	Titus Junius Brutus, Tiberius Junius Brutus

Lucius Junius Brutus (/ˈluːʃiəs, -ʃəs, ˈdʒuːnjəs ˈbruːtəs/) was the founder of the Roman Republic and traditionally one of the first consuls in 509 BC. He was claimed as an ancestor of the Roman gens Junia, including Decimus Junius Brutus and Marcus Junius Brutus, the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins.

Prior to the establishment of the Roman Republic, Rome had been ruled by kings. Brutus led the revolt that overthrew the last king, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, after the rape of the noblewoman (and kinswoman of Brutus) Lucretia at the hands of Tarquin's son Sextus Tarquinius. The account is from Livy's Ab urbe condita and deals with a point in the history of Rome prior to reliable historical records (virtually all prior records were destroyed by the Gauls when they sacked Rome under Brennus in 390 BC or 387 BC).