Brutus

About Brutus

This is a list of Roman cognomina.

This is a list of Roman cognomina.

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“The Xanthians, suspecting my kindness, have made their country the grave of their despair; the Patareans, trusting themselves to me, enjoy in all points their former liberty; it is in your power to choose the judgment of the Patareans or the fortune of the Xanthians.”
— As quoted in "Marcus Brutus" in Lives by Plutarch, as translated by John Dryden
“Your councils be long, your doings be slow, consider the end.”
— As quoted in "Marcus Brutus" in Lives by Plutarch, as translated by John Dryden
“Yes, indeed, we must fly, but not with our feet, but with our hands..”
— As quoted in "Marcus Brutus" in Lives by Plutarch, as translated by John Dryden. Said supporting suicide to escape when someone said they had to escape.

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