person
Marcus Porcius Cato the Censor
Cato the Elder
also: Cato Maior, Cato the Censor
Austere Roman statesman and moralist (234–149 BC), embodiment of old Republican virtue; named among once-celebrated Romans now becoming mere words. Distinct from Cato the Younger.
Reading notes
- Meditations §4.33.1 Cato
Cato the Censor (234–149 BC), austere champion of old Republican virtue; distinct from Cato the Younger of Book 1.