Editing Marcus Junius Brutus (section)

== Chronology ==
* 85 BC: Brutus is born to Marcus Junius Brutus and Servilia.
* 58 BC: Serves as assistant to Cato, the governor of [[Cyprus]], helping him start his political career.{{sfn|Tempest|2017|p=238}}
* 54 BC: Marries Claudia, daughter of Appius Claudius Pulcher.{{sfn|Tempest|2017|p=239}}
* 53 BC: [[Quaestor]]ship in [[Cilicia]], where his father-in-law is governor.
* 52 BC: Opposes Pompey and defends Milo after the death of Publius Clodius Pulcher.{{sfn|Tempest|2017|p=239}}
* 49 BC: The Civil War begins in January. Brutus joins the Pompeian party against Caesar, serving as legate to Publius Sestius in Cilicia, then joining Pompey in Greece late in the year.{{sfn|Tempest|2017|p=239}}
* 48 BC: Pompey is defeated at Pharsalus on 9 August; Brutus is [[pardon]]ed by Caesar.{{sfn|Tempest|2017|p=239}}
* 46 BC: Caesar appoints Brutus governor of [[Cisalpine Gaul]], before defeating the remnants of the Pompeians at Thapsus in April.{{sfn|Tempest|2017|p=239}}
* 45 BC: Caesar appoints him praetor ''urbanus'' for 44.
* 44 BC: Caesar takes title of ''dictator perpetuo''.{{sfn|Tempest|2017|p=239}} Brutus and the other ''liberatores'' [[Assassination of Julius Caesar|assassinate Caesar]] on the ides of March.  He leaves Italy for [[Athens]] in late August, thence travels to [[Macedonia (Roman province)|Macedonia]].{{sfn|Tempest|2017|p=243}}
* 42 BC: Brutus campaigns successfully in southern Asia minor in January.{{sfn|Tempest|2017|p=245}}  In September and October, his forces are defeated by the triumvirs, and he commits suicide.{{sfn|Tempest|2017|pp=248–258}}