# Decimus Brutus — Commentaries on the Gallic War character guide

> Decimus Brutus in Commentaries on the Gallic War by Julius Caesar.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** D. Brutus, Brutus, young Brutus

**First appearance:** 0002-book-iii

## Who they are

Roman commander of Caesar's fleet against the Veneti.

## In the story

### [Book III: The Alpine Campaign, the Venetic War, and the Conquest of Aquitania](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/commentaries_on_the_gallic_war_se/chapters/book-iii)

Appointed over the fleet against the Veneti; commands the decisive naval battle that destroys the Venetic ships.

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