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Brutus

Roman senator and assassin of Julius Caesar, cited in discussions of republican virtue.

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First appearance: lxiv the powers of the senate

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With The Amphictyons (social): Brutus, an Anti-Federalist writer, cites the Amphictyonic Council as a flawed ancient confederacy to…

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