Porcii Catones
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The Porcii Catones were a prominent branch of the Roman Porcia gens, best known for producing the stern moralist and statesman Cato the Elder and his great-grandson Cato the Younger.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman family branch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman conservative tradition ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyCognomen | Cato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
1st century BC
ⓘ
2nd century BC ⓘ 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| gensName | Porcius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Cato the Elder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cato the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato (consul 118 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato Censorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
austerity
ⓘ
defense of traditional Roman customs ⓘ strict morality ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Roman politics
ⓘ
conservative moral values ⓘ opposition to political corruption ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | cognomen Cato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAncestor | Cato the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDescendant | Cato the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | gens Porcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Roman nobility ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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