Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman politician in the second century BC.
Career
In 195 BC, Brutus, serving in the capacity of
tribune of the plebs
Tribune of the plebs, tribune of the people or plebeian tribune () was the first office of the Roman Republic, Roman state that was open to the plebs, plebeians, and was, throughout the history of the Republic, the most important check on the pow ...
, together with
Marcus Porcius Cato, unsuccessfully attempted to stop the repeal of the
Lex Oppia.
[Friedrich Münzer, ''Pauly's Encyclopedia of Classical Antiquity'', Vol. X, p. 970] In 193 BC, he served as
aedile
Aedile ( , , from , "temple edifice") was an elected office of the Roman Republic. Based in Rome, the aediles were responsible for maintenance of public buildings () and regulation of public festivals. They also had powers to enforce public orde ...
. In 191 BC, he dedicated the
Temple of Cybele. In 178 BC, Brutus was elected consul together with
Aulus Manlius Vulso.
[''Fasti Capitolini''] Brutus fought against the
Ligurians, then helped his colleague, who was fighting in
Histria. Both consuls continued to fight against Histria in the following year.
[Titus Livius, XXXVI, 36,3] In 169 BC, Brutus unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for
censor. In 164 BC, he was sent as an ambassador to King
Ariathes V to settle his war with the
Galatians.
[Polybius, ''The Histories'' XXXI, 13,1–3]
References
2nd-century BC Roman consuls
Tribunes of the plebs
Junii Bruti
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