Marcus Porcius Cato I (234 BC - 149 BC)

Marcus Porcius Cato I

Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder, also known as Cato the Censor (Censorius), was an ancient Roman soldier, politician, historian, and writer.

Originally from a plebeian family, Cato, driven by ambition, achieved high office and held various public positions. He was also a famous orator, engaged in the improvement of Rome. Cato was an active campaigner against vice and luxury, for which he earned the nickname Censor. He was also an innovator of Roman literature, a historian, the first significant Latin prose writer, and the first author of a history of Italy in Latin.