person
Marcus Porcius Cato (Censorius)
Cato the Elder
Cato the Censor (234-149 BC), early Roman orator cited for terse, clipped speech (Letter 1.20).
Reading notes
- The Letters §1.20.4 Cato
Cato the Censor (234-149 BC), early Roman orator cited for terse, clipped speeches.
- The Letters §3.21.5 stern Catos
Cato the Censor, byword for severe, old-fashioned moral rigor.