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Plutarch · c. AD 46-after 119

Life of Brutus

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Plutarch's Life of Brutus tells of Marcus Brutus, the Roman who joined Cassius and others in killing Julius Caesar and who died after the battles at Philippi. It covers his descent and his study of philosophy, the plot and the assassination on the Ides of March, his campaigns in Macedonia and Asia against Octavius and Antony, and the evil genius that appeared to him before Philippi. The Life is paired with the Life of Dion, and the Comparison of Dion and Brutus follows it.

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Text
Greek original with English translation, 18 passages, about 19000 words in English.
Translator
Bernadotte Perrin (1918)
Edition
Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 6, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1918 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus)
Cite as
Plutarch, Life of Brutus 1.1 (by chapter, section; Comparison: comp, chapter, section)

Contents · 18 passages

  1. 1.1–3.4Brutus: his ancestors, his philosophy and the mission to Cyprus892 words
  2. 4.1–6.12Brutus joins Pompey and is pardoned by Caesar1026 words
  3. 7.1–9.9Brutus and Cassius rival for the city praetorship922 words
  4. 10.1–13.11The conspiracy against Caesar and the wound of Porcia1276 words
  5. 14.1–17.7The Ides of March: the assassination of Caesar1317 words
  6. 18.1–21.6After the murder: Caesar's funeral and the death of Cinna the poet1476 words
  7. 22.1–24.7Octavius, Cicero and Brutus at Athens, with the verse about Apollo837 words
  8. 25.1–27.6Brutus takes Macedonia; Octavius, Antony and Lepidus proscribe Cicero940 words
  9. 28.1–29.11Brutus and Cassius meet at Smyrna889 words
  10. 30.1–33.6The siege of Xanthus in Lycia, and Theodotus1195 words
  11. 34.1–35.6The quarrel of Brutus and Cassius at Sardis582 words
  12. 36.1–37.7Brutus and his evil genius before Philippi612 words
  13. 38.1–40.12The armies gather at Philippi; Cassius' farewell1153 words
  14. 41.1–44.6The first battle of Philippi and the death of Cassius1423 words
  15. 45.1–48.5After the first battle: prisoners, the loss of the fleet and the phantom's return1313 words
  16. 49.1–50.9The second battle of Philippi and Lucilius' trick on Antony767 words
  17. 51.1–53.7The death of Brutus and the end of Porcia988 words
  18. comp.1.1–comp.5.4Comparison of Dion and Brutus1401 words

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English translation by Bernadotte Perrin (1918). Original text: Bernadotte Perrin (ed. and trans.), Plutarch's Lives, vol. 6, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, 1918 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library); translation public domain. Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.