Lucius Porcius Cato
Lucius Porcius Cato | |
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Quintus Pompeius Rufus | |
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| Died | 89 BC Social War |
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Lucius Porcius Cato was a
Gaius Marius the Younger
.
Biography
Lucius Porcius Cato was a son of
Gaius Marius the Younger, the son of the famous Roman general and politician, Gaius Marius, who was furious that Cato had boasted that his own achievements were on par with the elder Marius's victory over the Cimbri.[7][3]
Cultural depictions
The circumstances surrounding his death constitute a subplot in the second novel of the Australian novelist
The Grass Crown
.
References
- ^ a b Broughton 1952, p. 17.
- ^ Broughton 1952, p. 28.
- ^ a b c d Smith 1849, p. 645.
- ^ Philip Matyszak, Cataclysm 90 BC, p. 102; Lynda Telford, Sulla, p. 91.
- ^ a b c Broughton 1952, p. 31.
- ^ Philip Matyszak, Cataclysm 90 BC, p. 105.
- ^ Orosius 2001, p. 210.
Sources
- Broughton, T. Robert S. (1952). The magistrates of the Roman Republic. American Philological Association. OCLC 1120836609.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link - Smith, William (1849). Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. C.C. Little and J. Brown. OCLC 669193927.
- Orosius, Paulus (2001). The Seven Books of History Against the Pagans. Catholic University of America Press. OCLC 1154935578.