Porcia gens
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The Porcia gens was an ancient Roman plebeian family best known for producing prominent statesmen and Stoic-influenced politicians, including Cato the Younger.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| gens Porcia | 2 |
| Porcia gens canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman gens
ⓘ
plebeian family ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosophy | Stoicism ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Roman ⓘ |
| familyBranch |
Porcii Catones
ⓘ
Porcii Laecae ⓘ |
| floruit |
1st century BC
ⓘ
2nd century BC ⓘ |
| hasCognomen |
Cato
ⓘ
Laeca ⓘ Licinianus ⓘ |
| hasFemaleMember |
Porcia Catonis
ⓘ
surface form:
Porcia (wife of Marcus Junius Brutus)
Porcia Catonis ⓘ |
| hasMemberHoldingOffice |
censor
ⓘ
consul ⓘ praetor ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Cato the Elder
ⓘ
Cato the Younger ⓘ Gaius Porcius Cato ⓘ Lucius Porcius Cato ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Porcius Cato (son of Cato the Elder)
Marcus Porcius Cato (father of Cato the Younger) ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Porcius Cato (son of Cato the Younger)
Marcus Porcius Cato (father of Cato the Younger) ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Porcius Cato Censorius
Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus ⓘ Cato the Younger ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis
Marcus Porcius Laeca ⓘ Porcia Catonis ⓘ
surface form:
Porcia (daughter of Cato the Younger)
Porcia Catonis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Cato the Younger
ⓘ
producing Roman statesmen ⓘ producing Stoic-influenced politicians ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| maritalAlliance | Marcus Junius Brutus ⓘ |
| nomen | Porcius ⓘ |
| notableEventAssociation |
late Roman Republic political conflicts
ⓘ
opposition to Julius Caesar through Cato the Younger ⓘ |
| originOfName | derived from Latin "porcus" (pig) ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimates ⓘ |
| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| socialClass | plebeian ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Cicero
ⓘ
Livy ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
gens Porcia
this entity surface form:
gens Porcia