Marcus Junius Brutus (85–42 BC)
or Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus
Roman senator of the late Roman Republic
Best known in modern times for taking a leading role in the assassination conspiracy against Julius Caesar
Brutus: "If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."
Shakesphere's Julius Caesar,Act III
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