Cato the Elder

Cato the Elder

poet Ancient Rome

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Roman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)

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.

Known for:

Origines|De Agri Cultura

Notable works:

De agri cultura

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