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Lucius Junius Brutus

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. -540–-509 Also known as Brutus

Lucius Junius Brutus, a central figure in the legendary founding of the Roman Republic around 509 BCE, led the overthrow of the monarchy and served a…

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  1. -509Rome · RomeAfter Sextus Tarquinius's violation of Lucretia, Brutus called on the Romans to expel the Tarquin family, abolish the kingship, proclaim a republic, and convene the citizen assembly to elect the first consuls, marking a fundamental turning point in Rome's political system.
  2. -509Rome · RomeBrutus and Publius Collatinus (Cornelius Collatinus) served together as the first consuls in 509 BCE, presiding over the initial workings of the new republican constitution. Tradition holds that he severely punished his own sons for participating in a restoration conspiracy and fell in battle against Tarquinian forces and Etruscan intervention.

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