Currently in school we are learning about Julius Caesar. So instead of just reading about him (and all the other people from the play) Ms Willemse assigned us a body biography. My group was assigned Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger. We got to work researching him right away. So once we were done our research we outlined the body of one of our classmates and started drawing.

Who was Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger?

Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger (aka Marcus Brutus) was born on October 23 85, BCE and he lived in Rome in a Roman temple. His parents were Quintus Servilius Caepio and Marcus Junius Brutus the Eldera. He was a military commander and a politician who loved his family and his people. On March 15 44 BC Marcus Brutus assassinated Julius Caesar with 9 others. His father was killed by Pompey the great under terrible circumstances. He committed suicide on his birthday of 42 BCE by getting someone to hold a sword while he ran into it.

What we put on his body and why.

We put an army helmet on his head and armour on his leg because he was a military commander.

We put a Roman temple on his body because he lived in one

We put a shield over his heart with people behind it because he believed in protecting his people and we put a family by his heart because he loved his family.

The baby and the tombstone represent when he was born and when he died.

We put a thought bubble of him killing Caesar and a sword in his hand to represent that he was part of the assassination of Julius Caesar.

The sword in his hand represents the fact that he committed suicide.

We put a symbol that says SPQR on his body because he was a politician. SPQR stands for Senatus Populus Que Romanus and was the symbol for Roman politics.

This was a really fun project and I’m looking forward to learning more about Julius Caesar.