Even though Brutus and Cassius only have 14 legions to Octavian and Antony's 19, Brutus elects to stay and fight, mindful of his past cowardice.

Overjoyed at going home, Brutus marches his men all the way to Greece before encountering the combined forces of Octavian and Antony. Cicero pleads for Brutus and Cassius to take their army and return to Rome in order to remove Octavian, whom he guarantees is weak. While in Asia Minor, Brutus receives an urgent message from Cicero: Octavian has taken control of Rome and is using his army to coerce the senators into declaring Brutus and Cassius enemies of the state. After symbolically washing away his sins in a river, Brutus seems to recover from his guilt and sets out with much more rigor. Unwilling to give up, Brutus and Cassius set out to raise an army in Asia Minor but Brutus does so only half-heartedly, still torn apart over his involvement in Caesar's death.Īs a result, Brutus begins to grow careless of his image and becomes a bearded, drink-sodden wreck much to the annoyance of Cassius. Although Brutus seems confident that the transfer of power will be peaceful, Antony proves otherwise and politically maneuvers Brutus, along with the other conspirators (with the exception of Servilia), to leave Rome. Unable to live with the guilt of killing a man he once loved, Brutus hurries home and washes the blood off of his shaking hands while Servilia tries to calm him.

Following Caesar's death, Brutus sits with his face in his hands and screams in anguish. Brutus kneels next to Caesar, both of them clearly heartbroken at seeing each other in such a state he stabs Caesar and the dictator finally dies. Despite being one of the leading conspirators, Brutus stands frozen in horror as the other senators attack Caesar, and it is only when Caesar is bleeding to death on the Senate floor that Cassius forces the dagger into Brutus' hand and orders him to stab Caesar. On the Ides of March, Brutus and the other senators involved in the plot attack Caesar on the Senate floor, stabbing him to death. Brutus also insists that Mark Antony, Caesar's right-hand man and Lucius Vorenus, the newly-appointed senator and hero of the people, must not be harmed. While the other senators attempt to come up with ideas to murder Caesar by bribing his cook and poisoning him, Brutus scolds them all saying that the death of Caesar isn't 'some cheap murder' and that to make it honorable it must be done by their own hands. Following this argument, Brutus agrees to Cassius and Servilia's wishes and plans to assassinate Caesar. Deeply hurt by Caesar's lack of trust, Brutus refuses the position, and harsh words are exchanged. Aware of their discontent, Caesar tries to persuade Brutus to accept governorship of Macedonia, thinking to put some distance between himself and his most influential opponents. Upon returning home, his mother demands to know if Caesar asked of her at all the fact that Brutus humorously teases his mother before giving her the love letter suggests that the affair has indeed been going on for so long that he finds no reason to question it.Īfter Caesar takes dictator's powers over Rome, and appoints Gauls and low-born Romans as senators, there is much consternation amongst the nobility including Brutus and his circle. At the beginning of the series, Brutus first appears when he visits Caesar at his camp in Gaul, on the way home from visiting his cousin.īrutus appears to show a very real affection for Caesar, and Caesar seems to reciprocate these feelings and treats him as a father would a son. His father died when he was a child and was brought up alone by his mother, although Caesar appears to have had a large part in his upbringing also. Brutus is also the direct descendant of Lucius Junius Brutus who founded the Roman republic. Brutus saw it as his destiny to fight for the Republic.īrutus is the son of Servilia of the Junii, who is the lover of Gaius Julius Caesar. His ancestors overthrew the last king of Rome and helped preserve the republic for over 500 years.

Brutus is a man torn between his love of Caesar, his beloved father figure, and his duty to the Republic.

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