Lucius Junius Brutus

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Roman_Republic
The Twelve Tables
The_founding_of_the_Roman_Republic's_institutions
The_founding_of_the_Roman_Senate
The_overthrow_of_monarchy_in_Rome
gptkbp:birthYear c. 509 BC
gptkbp:burialPlace Unknown location
gptkbp:children Sons of Brutus
gptkbp:contemporary Caius Marcius Coriolanus
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration_for_later_republican_leaders
gptkbp:deathYear c. 509 BC
gptkbp:depictedIn Various works of art
gptkbp:depicts Statues_and_monuments_in_Rome
gptkbp:famousFor Leading_the_revolt_against_Tarquin_the_Proud
gptkbp:famousQuote 'The liberty of the people is the highest law.'
gptkbp:foughtAgainst Tyranny of kings
gptkbp:historicalImpact Long-lasting influence on governance
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Enduring symbol of freedom
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Roman_Kingdom
Livy's Ab Urbe Condita
gptkbp:historicalRole Founding father of the Republic
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Founding_figure_of_the_Roman_Republic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lucius Junius Brutus
gptkbp:influenced Modern democratic thought
Later revolutions
Later_Roman_political_thought
Political_philosophy_in_the_Renaissance
gptkbp:influencedBy Philosophy of Stoicism
Roman_law
gptkbp:involvedIn Political_reforms_in_Rome
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Brutus
Establishing the principle of popular sovereignty
His leadership during the early Republic
Establishing_the_Roman_Republic
His_role_in_the_expulsion_of_the_Tarquins
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of liberty and republicanism
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Brutus_the_Liberator
gptkbp:participatesIn Heroic_figure_in_Roman_history
gptkbp:politicalPosition Consul
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Shakespeare's_Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Tarquin_the_Proud
gptkbp:role First consul of Rome
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Silva_Arsia
gptkbp:spouse Unknown
gptkbp:successor Collatinus
gptkbp:symbolizes Republican_ideals