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Marcus Porcius Cato (/ ˈ k ɑː t oʊ /, KAH-toe; 234–149 BC), also known as Cato the Censor (Latin: Censorius), the Elder and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, senator, and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. [1]
Marcus Porcius, the grandfather of Censorius, was said to have been a decorated soldier, who was compensated from the Roman treasury for the cost of five horses that had been killed from under him in battle. [5] Marcus Porcius M. f., the father of Censorius, was described by his son as a brave man and a worthy soldier. [5]
Marcus Porcius Cato can refer to: Cato the Elder (consul 195 BC; called "Censorinus"), politician renowned for austerity and author Cato the Younger (praetor 54 BC; called " Uticensis "), opponent of Caesar
Marcus Porcius M. f. M. n. Cato Salonianus (born c. 154 BC) was the younger son of Cato the Elder, and grandfather of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, also known as "Cato the Younger". Salonianus' father was Marcus Porcius Cato, consul in 195 BC, and censor in 184.
Marcus Claudius Marcellus: 184 Patrician Lucius Valerius Flaccus: Plebeian Marcus Porcius Cato: 179 Patrician Marcus Aemilius Lepidus: Plebeian Marcus Fulvius Nobilior: 174 Patrician Aulus Postumius Albinus Luscus: Plebeian Quintus Fulvius Flaccus: 169 Patrician Gaius Claudius Pulcher: Plebeian Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus: 164 Patrician
Lucius Marcius Censorinus, whose father had the same name, was praetor in 43 BC and a partisan of Marcus Antonius. He was proconsul of the provinces of Macedonia and Achaea 42–40 BC. In 39 BC he was consul with Calvisius Sabinus, and one of the quindecimviri sacris faciundis in 17 BC. Gaius Marcius Censorinus was consul in 8 BC.
The Patrician Torlonia bust thought to be of Cato the Elder. Bust No. 535 of the Torlonia Collection, also called the Patrician Torlonia, is a marble bust, [1] sometimes said to portray Marcus Porcius Cato Censorius, though also noted as being of "an unknown Roman politician". [2]
It was built by order of Marcus Porcius Cato in 184 BC as censor and is named after him. He built it as a space for administering laws and for merchants to meet, against some opposition. It stood to the west of the Curia, on land bought by Cato and previously occupied by shops and private houses. Many trials were held inside the basilica.