Cato the Younger
Also known as Marcus Porcius Cato, Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, Cato Uticensis, Cato of Utica, Cato Minor, Marcus Portius Cato
Roman statesman, general and writer (95–46 BC)
AI overview
Cato the Younger was a prominent Roman politician and military leader who lived during the final decades of the Roman Republic, known for his strong moral principles and political opposition to Julius Caesar. He remains historically significant as a symbol of republican virtue and resistance to authoritarian power, making him an important figure in understanding Rome's transition from republic to empire.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 94 BCE
- Died
- 46 BCE
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Dicta Catonis Quae Vulgo Inscribuntur Catonis Disticha de Moribus
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- Listeners
- 15
- Total plays
- 22
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Quotes
- “Bear in mind, that if through toil you accomplish a good deed, that toil will quickly pass from you, the good deed will not leave you so long as you live; but if through pleasure you do anything dishonourable, the pleasure will quickly pass away, that dishonourable act will remain with you for ever.”
- “I will begin to speak when I am not going to say what were better left unsaid.”
- “Nay, men, if any of you had heeded what I was ever foretelling and advising, ye would now neither be fearing a single man nor putting your hopes in a single man.”
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Article
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. A staunch advocate for liberty and the preservation of the Republic's principles, he dedicated himself to protecting the traditional Roman values he believed were in decline. A noted orator and a follower of Stoicism, his scrupulous honesty and professed respect for tradition gave him a political following which he mobilised against powerful generals of his day, including Julius Caesar and Pompey.
Before Caesar's civil war, Cato served in a number of political offices. During his urban quaestorship in 63 BC, he was praised for his honesty and incorruptibility in running Rome's finances. He passed laws during his plebeian tribunate in 62 BC to expand the grain dole and force generals to give up their armies and commands before standing in elections. He also frustrated Pompey's ambitions by opposing a bill brought by Pompey's allies to transfer the military command to Pompey against the Catilinarian conspirators. He opposed, with varying success, Caesar's legislative programme during Caesar's first consulship in 59 BC. Leaving for Cyprus the next year, he was praised for his honest administration and after his return was elected as praetor for 54 BC.