Plutarch Parallel Lives: Brutus

It is unfortunate when a person becomes famous for an assassination.
However there is much more to Brutus and we will find out about him from Plutarch.
Marcus Junius Brutus (c. 85 BCE – 42 BCE) was a staunch supporter of the Roman Republic, he vehemently opposed the concentration of power in the hands of a single ruler. Despite his close personal and political relationship with Caesar, he joined the conspiracy to kill him, believing it was necessary to preserve Rome’s republican institutions. Brutus was admired for his intellect and integrity by many of his contemporaries, and his actions sparked a civil war that ultimately led to the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

We will be referencing this reading
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Brutus*.html
comparison with Dion:
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Dion+Brutus*.html

His biography is also written in "Age of Caesar" published by Penguin

This is a reading group in which we read from Plutarch's Parallel Lives about the virtues and faults of great leaders from ancient Greece and Rome. At the end of each life, we rate them for their leadership quality, virtues, entertaining reading, and legacy.
For our leader scoreboard, check out this Google doc:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K66HPHPO_elctuHjCLAWnv5w_3HCY8YbxEK4SgCa_Gg/edit#gid=0

For questions please send me a message or post to meetup.
Zita