# Brutus — The Lives of the Caesars character guide

> Brutus in The Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Decimus Brutus, Marcus Brutus, Brutus on Cato

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i-the-deified-julius

## Who they are

The brooding aristocrat who joined the plot against Caesar and lent it the moral weight of a famous name.

## In the story

### [Book II: The Deified Augustus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_lives_of_the_caesars_se/chapters/book-ii-the-deified-augustus)

One of Caesar's assassins, targeted by Augustus in the civil wars.

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