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Roman Republic

Lucius Junius Brutus

509 BC
Roman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)

Lucius Junius Brutus is the semi-legendary founder of the Roman Republic, and traditionally one of its first consuls in 509 BC. He was reputedly responsible for the expulsion of his uncle the Roman king Tarquinius Superbus after the suicide of Lucretia, which led to the overthrow of the Roman monarchy.


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