Brutus

Brutus

Brutus is the cognomen of the Roman gens Junia, a prominent family of the Roman Republic. The plural of Brutus is Bruti, and the vocative form is Brute, as immortalized in the quotation "Et tu, Brute?", from Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar.

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Famous quotes containing the word brutus:

    “Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest—
    For Brutus is an honorable man;
    So are they all, all honorable men -
    Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “But Brutus says he was ambitious,
    And Brutus is an honorable man.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)