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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2105678, member: 39084&quot;]Despite the connotations of his name, Marcus Junius Brutus wasn&#039;t a brute, and in fact is recorded by many historians as being too idealistic in believing that Rome could return to its republican roots.&nbsp; He believed others shared his nobler, somewhat altruistic sentiments and failed to realize that the leaders and politicians of Rome would value power and self-preservation above the people&#039;s interests (sounds a lot like the U.S. House of today).&nbsp; It was almost inevitable that Julius Caesar&#039;s assassination would fail to restore the republic and lead to four centuries of emperors and Caesars.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the Imperatorial period:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]396919[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And, of course, honoring Julius Caesar:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]396921[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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