Liberators (Brutus and Cassius)

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The Liberators were the group of Roman senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus who conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar in 44 BC, sparking the subsequent civil wars of the late Roman Republic.

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instanceOf Roman political faction
conspiracy group
group of Roman senators
aftermath outbreak of civil wars in the late Roman Republic
alsoKnownAs Liberatores
battle Battle of Philippi
causeOfDissolution defeat at the Battle of Philippi
conflict Liberators’ civil war
country Roman Republic
date 15 March 44 BC
dissolved 42 BC
etymology "Liberatores" means "liberators" in Latin
hasEffect contributed to the end of the Roman Republic
paved the way for the rise of the Roman Empire
hasPart Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
Gaius Cassius Longinus
Gaius Cassius Parmensis
Gaius Trebonius
linked to: Trebonius

Lucius Tillius Cimber
Marcus Junius Brutus
Minucius Basilus
Publius Servilius Casca
Quintus Ligarius
Servilius Casca
Servius Sulpicius Galba (the conspirator)
other Roman senatorial conspirators
historicalPeriod late Roman Republic
linked to: Late Roman Republic
ideology opposition to dictatorship
republicanism
inception 44 BC
languageOfName Latin
leader Gaius Cassius Longinus
Marcus Junius Brutus
locationOfFormation Rome
motive opposition to Julius Caesar’s concentration of power
preservation of the Roman Republic
notableMemberDeath suicide of Gaius Cassius Longinus after Philippi
suicide of Marcus Junius Brutus after Philippi
notableWork assassination of Julius Caesar
opponent Gaius Octavius (Octavian)
Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Second Triumvirate
placeOfAssassination Theatre of Pompey
portrayedIn William Shakespeare’s play "Julius Caesar"
result victory of the Second Triumvirate
significantEvent assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March
yearOfBattle 42 BC

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Second Triumvirate opponent Liberators (Brutus and Cassius)