Marcus Junius Brutus (character of Rome)

Marcus Junius Brutus
Rome character
First appearance	"The Stolen Eagle"
Last appearance	"Philippi"
Portrayed by	Tobias Menzies
Information
Gender	Male
Title	Patrician
Family	Servilia of the Junii (mother) Cassius (brother-in-law) Cato the Younger (half-uncle)

Marcus Junius Brutus is a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome, played by Tobias Menzies. He is depicted as a young man torn between what he believes is right, and his loyalty and love of a man who has been like a father to him. The real Marcus Junius Brutus was the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins, and one of the key figures in the civil wars that followed the assassination.

He is a haughty but an awkward young noble; it is unclear which parts of Brutus' actions are done in favour of what he believes or what part of his actions are done in favour of what others expect of him. Brutus appears guilty of killing Caesar in season two and bathes naked in a river in order to have himself reborn of his past acions and from then on seems less worried about it. After raising a considerable army with Cassius, Brutus's spirits rise considerably as they march back to Rome, having apparently come to terms with his role as defender of the Republic. The good humour does not last long however as he is soon defeated at the Battle of Philippi by the combined forces of Octavian and Antony. Unwilling to run when Cassius died, Brutus sadly walks towards the advancing enemy ranks and forces them to stab him to death in a scene reminiscent of the senators stabbing Caesar.

Brutus is the son of Servilia of the Junii, who is the lover of Gaius Julius Caesar. Brutus is also the direct descendant of Lucius Junius Brutus who founded the Roman republic. His father died when he was a child and was brought up alone by his mother, although Caesar appears to have had a large part in his upbringing also. At the beginning of the series, Brutus first appears when he visits Caesar at his camp in Gaul, on the way home from visiting his cousin. Brutus appears to show a very real affection for Caesar, and Caesar appears to reciprocate these feelings and treats him as a father would a son. Upon returning home, his mother demands to know if Caesar asked of her at all; the fact that Brutus humorously teases his mother before giving her the love letter suggests that the affair has indeed been going on for so long that he finds no reason to question it.

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