CATO THE YOUNGER

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• Nationality: Roman
• Profession: Senator

Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger (Latin: Cato Minor), was an influential conservative Roman senator during the late Republic. His conservative principles were focused on the preservation of what he saw as old Roman values in decline. A noted orator and a follower of Stoicism, his scrupulous honesty and professed respect for tradition gave him a political following which he mobilized against powerful generals of his day, including Julius Caesar and Pompey.