Monday, October 27, 2008
This Day in the History of Fatuous Chickens Coming Home to Roost
On this day in 43 B.C., Marcus Junius Brutus commits suicide in the wake of the defeat at Philippi. The leader of the conspiracy to kill his father figure, Julius Caesar, Brutus always fancied himself a great warrior and leader. Ha. Some warrior. It is just as likely that he was killed in the fighting but no one important noticed.