Emma Drewniak
10/10/17
Political Triumph over Filicide: Brutus, One of Rome’s Greatest Hero vs One of Rome’s Greatest Disgrace
One of the most unthinkable crimes in our society today is killing your own children; in Ancient Rome, this ferocious act done, in the name of the state, was considered a heroic deed. Such a valiant feat was done by Lucius Junius Brutus, descendant of the royal family of King Tarquinius Superbus. As a scion of a regal bloodline, many thought that he overthrew the tyrant, Tarquinius because he wanted himself to become the sole ruler of Rome. From starting a revolution which overthrew the monarchy in Rome and instituted the Republic; to condemning his sons and putting them to their ferocious death because they wanted to restore the sovereign, his loyalty to the Republic was never ending. He was ahead of his time, yearning to take away the power …show more content…
The great hero overcame significant loses and difficulties and stopped at nothing to abolish the hated monarchy in Rome. Many would denounce his act of filicide as inconceivable and cruel. Others considered him a traitor, who betrayed his king, led by the desire to rule Rome. Yet, Brutus had the courage to risk everything, including sacrificing his own family in order to overthrow the tyrant and establish a Republic in Rome. He will go down in history as the person who created the new identity of Rome--free of tyrants-- and as the one who empowered the people of Rome with a new liberty. Despite Brutus being seen as shameful and dishonorable, he was the great politician who brought the end of the Roman royal era by banishing the king, the prominent reformist who
10/10/17
Political Triumph over Filicide: Brutus, One of Rome’s Greatest Hero vs One of Rome’s Greatest Disgrace
One of the most unthinkable crimes in our society today is killing your own children; in Ancient Rome, this ferocious act done, in the name of the state, was considered a heroic deed. Such a valiant feat was done by Lucius Junius Brutus, descendant of the royal family of King Tarquinius Superbus. As a scion of a regal bloodline, many thought that he overthrew the tyrant, Tarquinius because he wanted himself to become the sole ruler of Rome. From starting a revolution which overthrew the monarchy in Rome and instituted the Republic; to condemning his sons and putting them to their ferocious death because they wanted to restore the sovereign, his loyalty to the Republic was never ending. He was ahead of his time, yearning to take away the power …show more content…
The great hero overcame significant loses and difficulties and stopped at nothing to abolish the hated monarchy in Rome. Many would denounce his act of filicide as inconceivable and cruel. Others considered him a traitor, who betrayed his king, led by the desire to rule Rome. Yet, Brutus had the courage to risk everything, including sacrificing his own family in order to overthrow the tyrant and establish a Republic in Rome. He will go down in history as the person who created the new identity of Rome--free of tyrants-- and as the one who empowered the people of Rome with a new liberty. Despite Brutus being seen as shameful and dishonorable, he was the great politician who brought the end of the Roman royal era by banishing the king, the prominent reformist who