Porcius family
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The Porcius family was an ancient Roman plebeian gens, most notably associated with the statesman and censor Cato the Elder.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman gens
ⓘ
plebeian family ⓘ |
| associatedCognomen |
Capito
GENERATED
ⓘ
Cato GENERATED ⓘ Laeca GENERATED ⓘ Licinianus GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithVirtue |
Roman virtue of disciplina
ⓘ
Roman virtue of frugalitas ⓘ Roman virtue of severitas ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyType | patrilineal Roman gens ⓘ |
| governingSystemContext | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | gens Porcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Lucius Porcius Cato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Elder) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (Cato the Younger) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Laeca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
opposition to Hellenistic luxury and influence
ⓘ
strict moral and traditionalist values ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| nomen | Porcius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Cato the Elder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cato the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Porcius Cato NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato (son of Cato the Elder) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Laeca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHeldByMembers |
censor
ⓘ
consul ⓘ praetor ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| origin | plebeian stock ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
1st century BC
ⓘ
2nd century BC ⓘ 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | associated with conservative senatorial aristocracy ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
held Roman magistracies
ⓘ
produced Roman censors ⓘ produced Roman consuls ⓘ |
| politicalSphere | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Roman religion ⓘ |
| socialClass | plebeian ⓘ |
| status | non-patrician ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Basilica Porcia