person
Marcus Porcius Cato
Cato
also: M. Porcius Cato, Cato, Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger (95-46 BC), tribune-elect and the voice of Stoic severity; his speech for execution carries the Senate. Sallust's closing comparison sets him against Caesar.
Reading notes
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §52 Marcus Porcius Cato
Cato the Younger, voice of Stoic severity; his speech for execution prevails, and Sallust closes the episode by comparing him with Caesar.
- The Conspiracy of Catiline §53 Marcus Cato
Cato the Younger; here Sallust pauses to draw the famous parallel portrait of him and Caesar.