Cato the Younger

Also known as: Cato / Marcus Cato · Family: Roman · Role: senator · First appears: Julius Caesar 14

Life events

Marcus Cato’s speech revived the senate’s opposition to Caesar’s measure.(Julius Caesar 14)
- “a speech by Marcus Cato infused new vigour into the resolutions of the senate.”
Julius Caesar ordered Marcus Cato dragged from the senate-house and carried to prison.(Julius Caesar 20 · 📍 senate-house)
- With: Julius Caesar
- “Marcus Cato, who interrupted him in his proceedings, he ordered to be dragged out of the senate-house by a lictor, and carried to prison.”
Marcus Cato declared he would impeach Julius Caesar after Caesar disbanded his army.(Julius Caesar 30)
- With: Julius Caesar
- “Marcus Cato having sometimes declared, and that, too, with an oath, that he would prefer an impeachment against him, as soon as he disbanded his army.”

rivals with Julius Caesar “had not a speech by Marcus Cato infused new vigour into the resolutions of the senate. He persisted, however, in obstructing the measure”

rivals with Julius Caesar “Marcus Cato, who interrupted him in his proceedings, he ordered to be dragged out of the senate-house by a lictor, and carried to prison.”

enemies with Julius Caesar “Others pretend that he was apprehensive of being called to account for what he had done in his first consulship, contrary to the auspices, laws, and the protests of the tribunes; Marcus Cato having sometimes declared, and that, too, with an oath, that he would prefer an impeachment against him, as soon as he disbanded his army.”

with Sallustius Crispus (Sallustius Crispus borrowed words from Cato's work.) “Whether you will adopt words which Sallustius Crispus has borrowed from the ‘Origines’ of Cato?”

Extracted from the original text of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. Made with Rho MD.