Salonia
Sign in to saveSalonia was the daughter of a Roman slave and freedman who lived during the mid-2nd century BC, and who was the second wife of Cato the Elder. She was the young daughter of the freedman Salonius who was an under-secretary to Cato the Elder. She is sometimes erroneously equated with the enslaved woman who, following the death of his first wife, secretly visited Cato in his bed.
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Salonia was the daughter of a Roman slave and freedman who lived during the mid-2nd century BC, and who was the second wife of Cato the Elder. She was the young daughter of the freedman Salonius who was an under-secretary to Cato the Elder. She is sometimes erroneously equated with the enslaved woman who, following the death of his first wife, secretly visited Cato in his bed.
Cato's son Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus and his wife disapproved of Cato sleeping with an enslaved girl so Cato decided to marry in order to solve the problem. His choice of Salonia seems rather random, yet also reveals Cato's relationship with his freed clients. However, when Licinianus found out about it he complained about having a stepmother, which was viewed unfavorably in Rome due to inheritance laws. Cato replied that he loved his son, and for that reason, wished to have more sons like him.