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Brutus
Brutus , in ancient Rome, a surname of the Junian gens. Lucius Junius Brutus, fl. 510 BC, was the founder of the Roman republic. He feigned idiocy to escape death at the hands of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (see under Tarquin ). Roman historians tell how he led the Romans in expelling the Tarquins... Read more
Dennis Vincent Brutus
Dennis Vincent Brutus 1924-, South African poet, b. Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). Brutus grew up in South Africa and received (1947) his B.A. from its Univ. of Fort Hare at Alice. He taught high school from 1948 until 1962, when as a result of his political activism, notably his prote... Read more
Junius Brutus Booth
Junius Brutus Booth 1796-1852, Anglo-American actor. After experience in the provinces, he appeared at Covent Garden. In 1817, with his portrayal of Richard III, he established himself as a rival of Edmund Kean. In 1821 he emigrated to the United States, where he spent most of his remaining life. A... Read more
Brut
Brut   Brute , or Brutus , a Trojan, legendary founder of the British race, descendant of Aeneas. His story appears in Nennius and in Geoffrey of Monmouth, and his name gives the titles to long poems by Wace and Layamon. ... Read more
Philippi
Philippi , ancient city, E Macedonia. Inhabited by Thracians and then Thasians, it was renamed (probably 356 BC) by Philip II of Macedon, who developed and fortified it. Near the city was fought the decisive battle in which Octavian (Augustus) and Antony defeated (42 BC) Brutus and Cassius. ... Read more
Lawrence Barrett
Lawrence Barrett , 1838-91, American actor, b. Paterson, N.J. An excellent romantic actor, he is best remembered for his portrayal of Cassius to the Brutus of Edwin Booth. Barrett made his New York debut (1856) in The Hunchback and appeared (1858-59) with the Boston Museum Company. He was associat... Read more
Charlotte Corday
Charlotte Corday (Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont) , 1768-93, assassin of Jean Paul Marat . Although of aristocratic background, she sympathized with the Girondists in the French Revolution and felt that Marat, in his persecution of the Girondists, was acting as the evil genius of France. ... Read more
Tarquin
Tarquin [Etruscan,=lord], in Roman tradition, an Etruscan family that ruled Rome. According to the historian Livy, when the rule of the Bacchiadae in Corinth was overthrown (c.657 BC) by the tyrant Cypselus, Demaratus, a Corinthian noble, migrated to Tarquinii, Etruria, where he married into one of... Read more
irony
irony figure of speech in which what is stated is not what is meant. The user of irony assumes that his reader or listener understands the concealed meaning of his statement. Perhaps the simplest form of irony is rhetorical irony, when, for effect, a speaker says the direct opposite of what she mea... Read more
Layamon
Layamon , fl. c.1200, first prominent Middle English poet. He described himself as a humble priest attached to the church at Ernley (Arley Regis) near Radstone. His Brut is a chronicle in 32,341 short lines on the history of Britain, from the fall of Troy to the arrival of Brutus in Britain and co... Read more

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Marcus Junius Brutus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Marcus Junius Brutus Marcus Junius Brutus (ca. 85-42 B.C.) was a Roman statesman and one of the conspirators who assassinated Julius Caesar. Brutus's contemporaries admired him for his political integrity and...
Brutus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Brutus , in ancient Rome, a surname of the Junian gens. Lucius Junius Brutus, fl. 510 BC, was the founder of the Roman republic...plotting a Tarquinian restoration. Decimus Junius Brutus Gallaecus, fl. 138 BC, consul, consolidated the...
Dennis Brutus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Dennis Brutus The South African poet in exile Dennis Brutus (born 1924) is known both as a creative artist and as a political activist opposed to apartheid. Dennis Brutus was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, of South African...
Dennis Vincent Brutus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Dennis Vincent Brutus 1924-, South African poet, b. Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). Brutus grew up in South Africa and received...in the 1970 Olympic Games. Since then Brutus has taught at several American universities...
Brutus; or, the Fall of Tarquin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Brutus; or, the Fall of Tarquin (1819), a...sneeringly gives him another name, Brutus. But when Sextus, a Tarquin prince, rapes...Miss Leesugg), a senator's wife, Brutus drops his disguise to lead the Romans against...
‘Brutus’
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ‘Brutus’. The extraordinary legend...been ‘founded’ by Brutus, great-grandson of Aeneas of Troy...Monmouth , in the 12th cent., related how Brutus, after many adventures, visited England...
Booth, Junius Brutus
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Booth, Junius Brutus (1796–1852), actor. Slated...such now‐neglected plays as Brutus . Many critics suggested his interpretations...eldest son by his second marriage, Junius Brutus Booth Jr. (1821–83), made...
Brutus; Or, The Fall of Tarquin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Brutus; Or, The Fall of Tarquin, romantic blank‐verse tragedy by John Howard Payne...With a careful historical background, it is mainly a characterization of the Roman patriot Brutus and his establishment of the republic.
Junius Brutus Booth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Junius Brutus Booth 1796-1852, Anglo-American actor. After experience in the provinces...erratic personal life complicated by intemperate habits. His son Junius Brutus Booth, Jr. excelled as a theatrical manager, while Edwin Booth surpassed...
Booth, Junius Brutus, senior
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Booth, Junius Brutus, senior (1796–1852), English-born American actor, eldest of a notable...intemperance. His sons Edwin and John Wilkes (above) were on the stage, as was Junius Brutus junior (see BOOTH, AGNES ).

Dictionary entries related to "Brutus,"

‘Brutus’
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ‘Brutus’ The extraordinary legend that...been ‘founded’ by Brutus, great‐grandson of Aeneas...Monmouth , in the 12th cent., related how Brutus, after many adventures, visited England...
Brutus
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...name of an important family in ancient Rome. Lucius Junius Brutus the legendary founder of the Roman Republic. Traditionally...the first consuls of the Republic (509 bc ). Marcus Junius Brutus (85–42 bc ), Roman senator, with Cassius led...
Brutus, Marcus Junius
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Brutus, Marcus Junius (85–42 BC) Roman senator. With Cassius he was a leader of the conspirators who assassinated Julius...
Limite
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Edgar Brazil; editor: Mario Peixoto; musical director: Brutus Pedreira; director's assistant: Rui Costa. Cast: Olga...The Whore ); Mario Peixoto (The Man at the cemetery ); Brutus Pedreira (Man number 2 and the pianist ); Edgar Brazil (The...
Philippi, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Philippi, Battle of (42 BC) A battle fought at Philippi, a city in Macedonia in northern Greece, in which CAESAR's assassins under BRUTUS were defeated by the armies of MARK ANTONY and Octavian ( AUGUSTUS ). Both Cassius and Brutus committed suicide after the defeat.
Massey, Raymond
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Battle Cry (Walsh) (as Gen. Snipes); Seven Angry Men (Warren) (as John Brown); Prince of Players (Dunne) (as Junius Brutus Booth); East of Eden (Kazan) (as Adam Trask) 1956 The True Story of the Civil War (Stoumen) (as narrator) 1957 Omar...
Van Cleef, Lee
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Schuster) (as Toby MacKay); The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (Lourie) (as Corporal Stone); White Lightning (Bernds) (as Brutus); Vice Squad (Laven) (as Pete); The Nebraskan (Sears) (as Reno); Private Eyes (Bernds) 1954 Rails into Laramie...
Dido and Aeneas
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Dido and Aeneas. Opera in prol. and 3 acts by Purcell to lib. by Nahum Tate, after his play Brutus of Alba (1678) and Book 4 of Virgil's Aeneid . Presumed f.p. Josias Priest's sch. for young gentlewomen, Chelsea, in...
Gog and Magog
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...replaced in 1708 and 1953), representing either the last two survivors of a race of giants supposed to have inhabited Britain before Roman times, or Gogmagog , chief of the giants, and Corineus, an ally of the legendary Trojan hero Brutus .
unkindest cut of all, the
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable unkindest cut of all, the the most hurtful thing that could be done or said; originally as a quotation from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (1598), ‘Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb'd…This was the most unkindest cut of all.’

Thesaurus entries related to "Brutus,"

favorite
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...aunt synonyms : best-loved, most-liked, favored, dearest; preferred, chosen, choice. • noun   1. Brutus was Caesar's favorite synonyms : (first) choice, pick, preference, pet, darling, the apple of one's eye; informal...
forum
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...debate, discussion place, discussion medium.   2. awarded damages by the forum synonyms : court, tribunal.   3. Caesar and Brutus meeting in the forum synonyms : public meeting place, public square, marketplace.

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Brutus Buckeye shares the love
Newspaper article from: University Wire; 1/3/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Umbleby. They make up the team of students that play Brutus the Buckeye at OSU. It was at a men's hockey game that the position of Brutus first caught Mullin's eye. "I watched Brutus dump popcorn on Michigan State fans, and I thought it...
BRUTUS FORCE: Buckeyes audition for chance to wear the big head, become the noblest nut of them all.
Newspaper article from: Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH); 4/21/2007; 700+ words ; ...the spirit, the bravado to be the next Brutus Buckeye? "You can try on the heads tonight...he's finishing his first year as a Brutus and is helping OSU Coach Judy Bunting...Tonight is a prep session, a chance for Brutus wannabes to practice strutting, waving...
Brutus program takes a stab at prose
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/22/2000; 700+ words ; Brutus program takes a stab at prose Associated Press Tuesday, February 22, 2000 Brutus creates stories about lies, self-deception...of betrayal. There is no dark muse inspiring Brutus, though. No torturous plumbing of the writer...
ET TU, BRUTUS.1? A TEST OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HAS A COMPUTER PROGRAMMED TO WRITE A STORY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/29/1998; 700+ words ; ...gave just that task to a writer named Brutus.1. He did it, but he had a little trouble with the love scenes. Brutus.1 is a machine Bringsjord helped build...Bringsjord's central contribution to Brutus.1 was in devising a formal mathematical...
Phillip J. Brutus will be the first Haitian-American in state house
Newspaper article from: Miami Times; 9/19/2000; 647 words ; ...Miami Times 09-19-2000 Phillip J. Brutus will be the first Haitian-American in state house Phillip J. Brutus is one step closer to his goal of becoming...American state representative in Florida. Brutus won the Democratic primary Tuesday night...
Fine record of Brutus's achievement as a poet and global activist.(Dispatches)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 2/4/2007; 700+ words ; ...articles, interviews and speeches by Dennis Brutus, together with a broad selection of his...three sections, basically dealing with Brutus's early life up to his banning, shooting...post-apartheid period, during which Brutus has become a prominent activist for global...
Protector Brutus
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 4/16/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...didn't suit him, and finally settled on Brutus, which seemed to please him as well. Brutus settled in and became the self-appointed chief protector of their home in Shorewood. Brutus was better than any doorbell. His loud barking...
AN EYE TOWARD SHARING; WEEDSPORT, BRUTUS CONSIDER JOINT PLANNING BOARD.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 5/31/2002; 700+ words ; ...Staff writer To a casual observer, Weedsport and Brutus might seem all of a piece. The Weedsport Thruway exit is in Brutus. The Weedsport fire department, post office and school all serve Brutus. Who cares where lie the boundaries of village...
Interview: State Representative Phillip Brutus discusses his role in the Florida Legislature as being the first Haitian American in Florida's Statehouse
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 12/3/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...00-0000 Interview: State Representative Phillip Brutus discusses his role in the Florida Legislature as being...making that choice is freshman Representative Phillip Brutus of Miami. Brutus is one of 63 freshmen in the 120-person Legislature...
'Et tu, Brute?' scene at /the Palace has its history; When the spirited Dennis Brutus returned his Sports Hall of Fame award on a/point of principle, his gesture recalled old dissents, writes Rodney Hartman.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 12/16/2007; 700+ words ; Dennis Brutus caused rather less of a commotion than...of the media. It was not the first time Brutus had rejected an award on a point of principle...exclusivity. So who exactly is Dr Dennis Brutus? There is no short answer but, in this...