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Marcus Junius Brutus
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A haughty and somewhat aloof young patrician. His ancestor Lucius Junius Brutus killed Tarquin, the last despot to rule over Rome two hundred years before — a legacy that creates a heavy burden of expectations on Marcus Junius that is difficult for the young man to bear.