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'''Brutus''' is a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] ''[[Roman naming convention|cognomen]]'' used by several politicians of the [[Junius (gens)|Junii]] family, especially in the [[Roman Republic]]. The plural of Brutus is ''Bruti'', and the [[Vocative case|vocative]] form is ''Brute'', as immortalized in the quotation "''[[Et tu, Brute?]]''".
==Ancient Romans with this name==
Notable ancient Romans with this cognomen include:
*[[Marcus Junius Brutus]]— Caesar's most famous assassin.
*[[Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder]], the father of the aforementioned assassin
*[[Lucius Junius Brutus]] — traditional founder of the [[Roman Republic|Republic]], whose sons were
**[[Tiberius Junius Brutus]] — rebel
**[[Titus Junius Brutus]] — rebel
*[[Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus]] — commander and another one of Caesar's assassins.
*[[Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus]] — commander and consul of [[Hispania Ulterior]] from [[138 BC]] to [[136 BC]]
== Other people and things called Brutus ==
* [[Brutus (Cicero)|''Brutus'' (Cicero)]], a history of Roman oratory by [[Cicero]], named after [[Caesar]]'s assassin
* [[Brutus of Troy]] who, according to legend, founded Britain
* [[Brutus Greenshield]], legendary king of the Britons
* [[Brutus de Villeroi]], 19th century French engineer
* [[Brutus (schooner of war)|''Brutus'' (schooner of war)]], a ship in the [[Texas Navy]]
* [[Bluto]] (sometimes known as "Brutus"), a cartoon character from "Popeye"
* [[Brutus (band)|Brutus]], a Czech rock band
* [[Brutus Buckeye]], the mascot of The Ohio State University
* [[Brutus, New York]], a town in Cayuga County, New York, in the USA
* [[Brutus Jeans]], maker of denim apparel in the 1970s and '80s
* [[Brutus (Canadian band)]], a 1970s Canadian band
* "Junius Brutus", the pen name of the author [[Charles Blount (deist)|Charles Blount]]
* "Brutus" , the pen name of [[Robert Yates (politician)|Robert Yates]]
* Brutus (1862v1884), one of the eight [[South Devon Railway Dido class]] steam locomotives
* Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, ring name of American professional wrestler [[Edward Leslie]] (born 1957)
* [[Roman Czerniawski]] (1910–1985), a [[World War II]] [[double agent]] code-named BRUTUS.
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