In 43 B.C., Caesar's grandnephew, Consul Gaius Octavian Caesar, immediately after taking office, passed a resolution declaring the conspirators, including Brutus, murderers. However, a populist uprising forced Brutus and his brother-in-law, fellow assassin Gaius Cassius Longinus, to leave the City of Rome. The Senate, at the request of the Consul Mark Antony, granted amnesty to the assassins. They recruited Brutus, who took a leading role in the assassination, which was carried out successfully on March 15, 44 B.C. Due to Caesar's increasingly monarchical behavior, several senators, calling themselves "Liberators", plotted to assassinate him. However, the underlying political tensions which led to the war had not been resolved. ![]() Pompey was defeated at the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 B.C., after which Brutus surrendered to Caesar, who granted him amnesty. Brutus eventually came to oppose Caesar and fought with the Optimate faction, led by Pompey the Great, against Caesar's forces in Caesar's Civil War. However, Caesar's attempts to assume greater power for himself put him at greater odds with the Roman elite and members of the Senate. Brutus was close to General Julius Caesar, the leader of the Populares faction. He took a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by his uncle he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, but eventually returned to using his original name. He will die for his personal ideals of honor without regret and without lament.īackstory: Brutus was a politician of the late Roman Republic. When a plan is made he is committed to it without wavering, taking control of a situation if needed and makes crucial decisions. His concentration on honorable and noble behavior leads to a naive view of the world. He is guided in all things in concept of his honor and is greatly disturbed when events force him to act in manners inconsistent with them. One of which is viewing the assassination of his dear friend as a quasi-religious ritual rather than cold blooded murder makes it much more acceptable and satisfactory. Intensely committed to fashioning his behavior to a strict moral and ethic code but makes unconsciously hypocritical conclusions and decisions. ![]() He is proud of his reputation for honor and nobleness but is not always practical and is naive. Adhering to a strong principle of honor, code and duty yet will take any opportunity to manipulate someone or a situation for his own personal gain. ![]() Personality: Brutus is a unconscious hypocrite.
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