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Cato the Elder

Writer Ancient Rome

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Cato the Elder is a writer from Ancient Rome, best known for De agri cultura.

Quick Facts About Cato the Elder

Nationality
Ancient Rome
Profession
Writer
Notable works
De agri cultura
Known for
Origines, De Agri Cultura
Spouse
Licinia

About Cato the Elder

Marcus Porcius Cato, also known as Cato the Censor, the Elder and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, senator, and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He was the first to write history in Latin with his Origines, a now fragmentary work on the history of Rome. His work De agri cultura, a treatise on agriculture, rituals, and recipes, is the oldest extant prose written in the Latin language. Cato's epithet "Elder" distinguishes him from his great-grandson Cato the Younger.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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