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Brutus the Younger

85 BC - 42 BC

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Marcus Junius Brutus (; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs juːniʊs ˈbruːtʊs]; c. 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC) was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, which was retained as his legal name. He is often referred to simply as Brutus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brutus the Younger is the 125th most popular politician (up from 274th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Italy (up from 116th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Italian Politician.

Brutus the Younger is most famous for being a conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brutus the Younger ranks 125 out of 19,576Before him are Nikita Khrushchev, Muammar Gaddafi, Harald V of Norway, Leonid Brezhnev, Nebuchadnezzar II, and Basil II. After him are Nicolae Ceaușescu, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Hirohito, Mary I of England, Louis XIII of France, and Selim I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 85 BC, Brutus the Younger ranks 1After him are Atia, Tiberius Claudius Nero, Juba I of Numidia, Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, and Helvius Cinna. Among people deceased in 42 BC, Brutus the Younger ranks 1After him are Gaius Cassius Longinus, Servilia, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Gaius Antonius, Porcia, Publius Servilius Casca, Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus, Gaius Antonius Hybrida, and Ariobarzanes III of Cappadocia.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Brutus the Younger ranks 46 out of 5,161Before him are Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Clement I (40), Giovanni Boccaccio (1313), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Giacomo Puccini (1858), and Alessandro Volta (1745). After him are Ötzi (-3345), Pope Urban VII (1521), Giotto (1267), Pope Clement VII (1478), Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938), and Donatello (1386).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Brutus the Younger ranks 12Before him are Pompey (-106), Marcus Aurelius (121), Nero (37), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Geta (189), and Caligula (12). After him are Tiberius (-42), Sulla (-138), Pontius Pilate (-12), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), and Titus (41).