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Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
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Roman general, politician, and assassin of Julius Caesar (81–43 BC)
Key facts
- Born
- 27 April 81 BC
- Died
- September 43 BC (aged 38)
- Cause of death
- Executed by a Gallic chief loyal to Mark Antony
- Occupations
- General and politician
- Known for
- Assassination of Julius Caesar
- Office
- Quaestor (50 BC) Legate ( Transalpine Gaul ) (47–46 BC) Praetor (45 BC) Proconsul ( Cisalpine Gaul ) (44–43 BC) Consul designate (42 BC)
- Spouse
- Valeria Polla
- Relatives
- Decimus Junius Brutus (father), Sempronia (mother), Aulus Postumius Albinus ( adoptive father)
- Allegiance
- Julius Caesar (until 44 BC), Liberatores (44–43 BC)
- Years
- 56–43 BC
- Conflicts
- Gallic Wars , Caesar's Civil War , Battle of Mutina
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Ancient Rome
- Father
- Decimus Junius Brutus
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- triumvir monetalis
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Participant in
- assassination of Julius Caesar
- Image
- César se rendant au sénat aux Ides de Mars.jpg
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- cognomen
- Albinus
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- praenomen
- Decimus
- date of death
- 0043-00-00
- name in native language
- Decimus Iunius Albinus
- date of birth
- 0085-00-00
- gens
- Junia gens
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons category
- Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
- relative
- Marcus Junius Brutus
- stepparent
- Sempronia
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Encyclopedic overview
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (27 April 81 BC – September 43 BC) was a Roman general and politician of the late republican period and one of the leading instigators of Julius Caesar's assassination. He had previously been an important supporter of Caesar in the Gallic Wars and in the civil war against Pompey. Decimus Brutus is often confused with his distant cousin and fellow conspirator, Marcus Junius Brutus.
Due to a typographical error in a 16th-century English publication, he is often known in English-speaking popular culture as Decius Brutus.
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