'''Marcus Junius Brutus''' was a [[Roman]] politician most famous for the assassination of [[Julius Caesar]]. He was the son of the Roman matron [[Servilia]], and the nephew of the Roman statesman [[Cato the Younger]]. He was an early opponent of Caesar and a backer of the Roman general [[Pompey]], but after Pompey's defeat at the [[Battle of Pharsalus]], Caesar pardoned him an showed him favor. | '''Marcus Junius Brutus''' was a [[Roman]] politician most famous for the assassination of [[Julius Caesar]]. He was the son of the Roman matron [[Servilia]], and the nephew of the Roman statesman [[Cato the Younger]]. He was an early opponent of Caesar and a backer of the Roman general [[Pompey]], but after Pompey's defeat at the [[Battle of Pharsalus]], Caesar pardoned him an showed him favor. |