AttheBattleofPhillipiin42BC,whenBrutus＊,aftertheroutofhisarmy,wasinhazardoffallingintothehandsofhisenemies,hisbosomfriendLucilliusgavehimanopportunitytoescape,callingout,"IamBrutus;leadmetoAntony."ConductedtoAntony,hesaid,"I'veemployedthisartificethatBrutusmightnotfallaliveintothehandsofhisenemies.Inspiteoffortune,Brutuswillalwaysbefound,deadoralive,inasituationworthyofhiscourage."
Antony,admiringthefirmnessofLucillius,said,"I'vejustbeeninformedofthedeathofBrutus;andasyourfidelitytohimisnowatanend,Ibegearnestlytobereceivedinhisplace.Lovemeasyoudidhim;Iwishnomore."LucilliusengagedhimselftoAntony.
公元前四十二年菲利皮一役，布魯托＊的軍隊大敗。布魯托的摯友路吉流眼看布魯托要落在敵軍手上，為了助他脫身，高喊：「我是布魯托，帶我去見安東尼吧。」他被帶到安東尼跟前，說道：「是我用計，以免布魯托給敵人活捉。他沒有運氣，但無論是死是生，這樣的勇者都應獲得尊重。」
安東尼很欣賞路吉流的忠誠，說道：「我剛剛接到布魯托的死訊。他既已不必先生繼續效忠，我希望能取而代之。我不多求，只敢請先生待我一如對待布魯托。」路吉流於是歸附。
＊布魯托是刺殺愷撒的主謀，事後興兵對抗安東尼、屋大維聯軍，兵敗自殺。