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FM - Junius Brutus
Famous Men of Rome
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Junius Brutus | paraded as a simpleton; ended Roman monarchy |
| Sextus | Tarquin Superbus’s son; he injured Lucretia |
| Lucretia | her suicide after Sextus attacked her began a revolt against Sextus |
| Titus and Tiberius | sons of Junius Brutus; killed for treason |
| Lucius Collatinus | elected first consult with Junius Brutus |
| monarchy | a state ruled by a king |
| republic | a state ruled by an assembly of elected officials |
| simpleton | (noun) a person lacking in common sense |
| avenge | (verb) to exact satisfaction for a wrong by punishing the wrongdoer |
| banish | (verb) to require by authority to leave a country |
| consul | (noun) either of two annually elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic |
| haste | (noun) rapidity of motion; swiftness |
| stern | (adjective) expressive of severe displeasure; harsh |
| treason | (noun) the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance |
| melancholy | (adjective) suggesting or expressing sadness or depression |