In Literature
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Decimus Brutus is mistakenly called "Decius".
In Allan Massie's 1993 book entitled Caesar, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus narrates his story and reason for joining in Caesar's assassination while being held captive by the Gallic chief.
Decimus Brutus is an important character in Caesar and The October Horse by Colleen McCullough. In these novels, he and Gaius Trebonius are portrayed as the real leaders of the assassination conspiracy.
In Conn Iggulden's Emperor Series the historical figures of Decimus Brutus and Marcus Brutus are blended together into the one character named Marcus Brutus.
In Ben Kane's books The Forgotten Legion, The Silver Eagle and Road To Rome, Decimus Brutus is shown as a fairly major character to the plot.
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