Cato Flashcards
When was cato born
95BC
When did cato become a military Tribune
67BC
When did he become plebian tribune
62BC
When did he become Praetor
54BC
when did he have an allegiance to pompey
49-46
when did he have an allegiance to the roman republic
72-49bc
where did he die
Utica, Africa
why did he die
He commited suicide as hed rather die than live under Tyranny
When did he die
46BC (April)
What was his belief
Stoicism
What was the most senior role that his
Great-Grandfather held in the senate?
Consul
- Was Cato a Plebeian or Patrician?
Plebeian
- What was Cato’s role in the army? Military
Tribune in 67 BCE
- Where did Cato serve in the military?
Macedon
- When did Cato become Quaestor?
65 BCE
- With whom did Cato support the execution
of the Catilinarian conspirators in 63 BCE?
Cicero
- In what year did he stand as Tribune of the
Plebs?
62 BCE
- What philosophical teachings did Cato follow?
Stoicism
- Who was Cato’s first wife?
Atilia
- Who was Cato’s second wife?
Marcia
- In what year did he make a bid for Consul?
52 BCE
- What was the main thing Cato objected to in
Roman politics?
Bribery
- When, where and how did Cato die?
46 BCE,
Utica, suicide
Who did he prosecute for corruption and when?
Murena, 63
when was the catalin conspiracy
63
The Stoic teaching indeed was nothing more than a
corroboration and theoretical defence of certain traditional values of the
governing class in an aristocratic and Republican state”
Syme
As for the tenets of the Stoics, they could support
doctrines quite distasteful to roman Republicans, namely
monarchy or the brotherhood of man.
Scullard
What was the Catalin conspiracy
attempted coup by Lucius Sergius Catilina (Catiline) to overthrow the Roman consuls of 63 BC – Cicero and Hybrida – and forcibly assume control of the state in their stead.
What happened to his first wife
divorced her due to her infidelity
What happened to his second wife
Handed her over for marrage to Hortensius, he died she gained all his riches and remarried Cato
