Marcus Porcius Cato

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Marcus Porcius Cato


Born
Tusculum, Italy

234 BC – 149 BC

Marcus Porcius Cato, Roman statesman, surnamed the Censor (Censorius), the Wise (Sapiens), the Ancient (Priscus), or the Elder (Maior), to distinguish him from Cato the Younger (his great-grandson).

Not to be confused with Dionysius Cato (3rd/4th century A.D.), author of 'Cato's distichs'.
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Cato and Varro: On Agriculture

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Cato: On Farming/De agri cu...

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Complete Works of Cato the ...

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Testimonia. Origines

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Orations. Other Fragments

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Tegen het moreel verval

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Cato's Farm Management: Ecl...

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Caton l'Ancien - De l'Agric...

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Cato: A Tragedy. As it is A...

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Fyrvaktarens son och draken

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“Wise men profit more by fools than fools by wise men.”
Marcus Porcius Cato

“He who hesitates is lost.”
Cato

“After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.”
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