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Marcus Porcius Cato (/ ˈ k eɪ t oʊ /, KAY-toe; 234–149 BC), also known as Cato the Censor (Latin: Censorius), the Elder and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, senator, and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization.
Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis ("of Utica"; / ˈ k eɪ t oʊ /, KAY-toe; 95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger (Latin: Cato Minor), was an influential conservative Roman senator during the late Republic.
Jun 11, 2024 · Marcus Porcius Cato was a Roman statesman, orator, and the first Latin prose writer of importance. He was noted for his conservative and anti-Hellenic policies, in opposition to the phil-Hellenic ideals of the Scipio family.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 13, 2024 · Marcus Porcius Cato (born 95 bc —died 46, Utica, Africa [now in Tunisia]) was a great-grandson of Cato the Censor and a leader of the Optimates (conservative senatorial aristocracy) who tried to preserve the Roman Republic against power seekers, in particular Julius Caesar.
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Jul 17, 2023 · Marcus Porcius Cato, better known as Cato the Censor or Cato the Elder (234-149 BCE), was an influential political figure of the Roman Republic. Serving as quaestor, aedile, praetor, consul, and censor, he championed Roman virtues and detested Greek culture. He wrote the first Roman histories in Latin and was an eloquent orator.
- Donald L. Wasson
Jul 27, 2023 · Marcus Porcius Cato (95-46 BCE), better known as Cato the Younger or Cato of Utica, was an influential politician of the Roman Republic. As the great-grandson of Cato the Elder and a dedicated student of Stoicism, he believed in traditional Roman values.
Apr 19, 2024 · Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger (95–46 BCE), also identified as Uticensis from the place of his death, was a Roman politician in the final decades of the Republic. Orphaned as a young boy, he was raised by his maternal uncles, first by M. Livius Drusus (trib. pleb. 91 BCE ) and then by Mam.
