Cato the Elder
Also known as Marcus Porcius Cato, Marcus Porcius Cato Maior, Marcus Porcius Cato Major, Marcus Porcius Catus, Marcus Porcius Cato Sapiens, Cato Censor, Cato Sapiens, Cato Major
Roman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)
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Cato the Elder was a powerful Roman politician, military leader, and author who lived from 234 to 149 BC and played an important role in shaping Rome during a crucial period of its expansion. He is remembered for his political influence, military achievements, and his writings, which helped preserve Roman culture and ideas for future generations.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 234 BC
- Died
- 149 BC
- Works
- 106
Top works
- Originum fragmenta emendata, disposita, illustrata
- De agri cultura c. vii et viii cum adnotationibus Henrici Keilii
- M. Porci Catonis De re rustica liber
- Libri de re rustica
- Cato variegatus
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Works in European collections
29 objects attributed to Cato the Elder, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Libri De Re Rvstica, M. Catonis Marci Terentii Varronis, L. Iunii Moderati Columellæ, Palladii Rutilii ... [Scriptores rei rusticae latini]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdigital.onb.ac.at%2Fcds%2FABO_%252BZ178508201%2Fthumbnail%2Fthumbnail.jpg%3Fw%3D600%26q%3D80&type=IMAGE)
![Opera agricolationum, Columellae, Varronis Catonis[que] nec non Palladii](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.ub.uni-freiburg.de%2FdiglitData%2Fimage%2Fcato1496%2F3%2F001a.jpg&type=IMAGE)
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Spouses Licinia Salonia
Children M. Cato Licinianus M. Cato Salonianus
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149 BC deaths234 BC births2nd-century BC historians2nd-century BC Roman augurs2nd-century BC Roman consuls2nd-century BC Roman praetors2nd-century BC writers in Latin3rd-century BC RomansAncient Roman censorsAncient Roman juristsAncient Roman politiciansCato the ElderCharacters in Book VI of the Aeneid
![Linz, AT-OOeLB, Hs.-33 (Catonis doctrina ... Relationes Gregorii papae [et al.], saec. XII-XIII)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fdigi.landesbibliothek.at%2Fviewer%2Fcontent%2F33%2F800%2F0%2F00000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
![IOACHIMI FORTII RINGELBERGII ANDOANDOuerpiani lucubratio[n]es, uel potius absolutissima kyklopaideia: nempe liber de Ratione studij, utriusque linguae Grammatice, Dialectice, Rhetorice Mathematice, & sublimioris Philosophiae multa. Quorum eleich subseque[n]ti pagina enumeratur. Atq[ue] haec omnia eo iudicio & ordine sunt tradita, ut uel sola cuicq[ue] meliorum literarum studioso satis ad summum ingenij cultu[m] esse possint](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimagines.manuscriptorium.com%2Floris%2FNKCR__-NKCR__37_K_000063_2ZHTHB2-cs%2FIMG_MAIN_00000001%2Ffull%2F!400%2C400%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
![De Re Rvstica: M. Catonis Liber I., M. Terentij Varronis Lib. III., Palladij Lib. XIIII., L. Iunij Moderati Columellae Lib. XIII. Priscarvm uocum in libris de re rustica enarrationes, per Georgium Alexandrinum. Philippi Beroal. in lib. XIII Columellae annotationes. Aldus de dierum generibus, simul'q[ue] de umbris & horis, quae apud Palladium :](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimagines.manuscriptorium.com%2Floris%2FNKCR__-NKCR__K_006268____3OOGLLF-cs%2FIMG00000001%2Ffull%2F!400%2C400%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
