Cato

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Cato is a cognomen borne by several prominent members of the ancient Roman Porcia gens, most famously the conservative statesman and Stoic philosopher Cato the Younger.

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instanceOf Latin prose writer
Stoic philosopher
ancient Roman cognomen
ancient Roman gens
ancient Roman statesman
alsoKnownAs Cato the Censor NERFINISHED
associatedWith Roman Republic NERFINISHED
authored De Agri Cultura NERFINISHED
birthYear 234 BC
95 BC
category Roman naming conventions
deathCause suicide
deathYear 149 BC
46 BC
etymology Latin word "catus" meaning "shrewd" or "wise"
fullName Marcus Porcius Cato Censorius NERFINISHED
Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis NERFINISHED
givenName Marcus NERFINISHED
Marcus NERFINISHED
influenced later Stoic thinkers
knownFor conservative moral views
defense of the Roman Republic
hostility to Hellenistic influence
repeated demand that Carthage be destroyed
strict moral integrity
unyielding opposition to Julius Caesar
language Latin
Latin
legacyIn Roman political thought
memberOf Porcia gens NERFINISHED
Porcia gens NERFINISHED
notableBearer Cato the Elder NERFINISHED
Cato the Younger NERFINISHED
notableMember Cato the Elder NERFINISHED
Cato the Younger NERFINISHED
officeHeld censor
consul
praetor
quaestor
senator
tribune of the plebs
opposed Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
participatedIn Roman civil war between Caesar and Pompey
philosophicalSchool Stoicism NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Utica NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Optimate NERFINISHED
supported Pompey the Great NERFINISHED
symbolOf republican virtue
usedBy Porcia gens NERFINISHED

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