Long before M.J. Brutus, there was another Roman Brutus from whom M.J. claimed descent - Lucius Junius Brutus. This earlier Brutus also played a pivotal role in Roman history. According to the ...

The gens Junia was one of the most prestigious families of ancient Rome, tracing its roots to Lucius Junius Brutus, the semi-legendary founder of the Roman Republic. He led the revolt against the ...

Ludovico Lombardo’s life-size bust of Lucius Junius Brutus, circa 1550, and the painting “Selene and Endymion,” circa 1770, by Ubaldo Gandolfi -- acquired from art dealers in New York and ...

However, the monarchists did not resign themselves to defeat and attempted to restore the previous form of government through a plot involving several notable figures—including, ironically, two sons ...

A haughty and somewhat aloof young patrician. The fact that his ancestor Lucius Junius Brutus killed Tarquin, the last despot to rule Rome 200 years before, creates a heavy burden of expectations ...