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5 days ago · Cato the Younger. Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis ("of Utica "; / ˈkeɪtoʊ /, 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. His conservative principles were focused on the preservation of what he saw as old Roman values in decline.
Jul 15, 2024 · Marcus Porcius Cato Censorius, genannt Cato der Ältere, auch Cato der Censor (* 234 v. Chr. in Tusculum; † 149 v. Chr. in Rom), war Landwirt, ein römischer Feldherr, Geschichtsschreiber, Schriftsteller und Staatsmann.
Jul 22, 2024 · As for the lost Anticato, a reply to Cicero’s eulogy of Caesar’s dead opponent Marcus Porcius Cato, it is a testimony to Caesar’s political insight that he made the time to write it, in spite of the overwhelming military, administrative, and legislative demands on him.
Jul 2, 2024 · Cato refers to Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, or Cato the Younger, born in 95 BC in Rome. He was well-known as a speaker, politician and statesman in the Roman Empire.
1 day ago · After returning to Rome Ectorius makes his living as a translator and, for a time, translates works for the powerful senator and censor Marcus Porcius Cato. This employment ends abruptly one day when he is translating Cato’s book on agriculture and reads Cato’s inhumane recommendations concerning the treatment of slaves.
4 days ago · After this battle, Marcus Porcius Cato, a bitter enemy of Caesar who had been in charge of the garrison at Utica in Africa, committed suicide, rather than accept Caesar’s clemency. Caesar then pursued the sons of Pompey to Spain and defeated them at the Battle of Munda in 45 B.C., which finally brought the civil war to an end.
Jul 7, 2024 · He had divorced his third wife, Mucia, allegedly for adultery with Caesar, and now proposed to ally himself by marriage to the party of the young senatorial leader Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger. But the nobles were closing their ranks against him, and his offer was rebuffed.
