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15 February 2021
The word “brutus” literally means “dumb”. It came from Lucius Junius Brutus – known as the liberator of Rome , the first consul who expelled Tarquinius Superbus (the last Roman king ). He was pretended to be a fool to survive at Tarquini’s court.
Sources
Fredouille Jean-Claude, Słownik cywilizacji rzymskiej , Katowice, 1996
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