Decius Brutus

Family: Republican · Role: provincial governor · First appears: Augustus 10

Life events

Augustus joined the nobles after Mark Antony opposed him and Sylla besieged Decius Brutus at Modena.(Augustus 10 · 📍 Modena)
- With: Augustus Mark Antony Sylla
- “he went over to the party of the nobles, to whom he perceived Sylla to be odious, chiefly for endeavouring to drive Decius Brutus, whom he besieged in the town of Modena”
The senate commissioned Augustus to command troops as praetor and assist Decius Brutus.(Augustus 10)
- With: Augustus
- “Being now commissioned by the senate to command the troops he had gathered, with the rank of praetor, and in conjunction with Hirtius and Pansa, who had accepted the consulship, to carry assistance to Decius Brutus”
Augustus ended the war after two battles against Antony’s forces.(Augustus 10)
- With: Augustus Mark Antony
- “he put an end to the war by two battles in three months.”

employer: Julius Caesar “chiefly for endeavouring to drive Decius Brutus, whom he besieged in the town of Modena, out of the province, which had been given him by Caesar, and confirmed to him by the senate.”
enemies with Sylla “He went over to the party of the nobles, to whom he perceived Sylla to be odious, chiefly for endeavouring to drive Decius Brutus, whom he besieged in the town of Modena, out of the province, which had been given him by Caesar, and confirmed to him by the senate.”
friends with Augustus “Being now commissioned by the senate to command the troops he had gathered, with the rank of praetor, and in conjunction with Hirtius and Pansa, who had accepted the consulship, to carry assistance to Decius Brutus, he put an end to the war by two battles in three months.”

Extracted from the original text of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Made with Rho MD.