Cato: Patriot or Tyrant
Marcius Portius Cato, commonly referred to as Cato the Elder or Cato the Sensor was definitely a significant figure in Roman History during the 2nd and 1st Centuries B.C. However, his role remains ambiguous; was he a man of the people, a power hungry tyrant or just a stubborn politician who liked to antagonize people more powerful than he was. He is usually remembered for being very forward, pushy and blunt in his political dealings. History judges him by his unforgiving policy he pushed through the Senate regarding Carthage and it’s people, which ultimately led to the brutal third Punic War. However his is actions throughout his political career do more to support a man who was greatly concerned for the overall well-being of Ancient Rome. THE CAREER OF MARCUS PORTIUS CATO IN A NUTSHELL Marcus Portius Cato was born a Roman Citizen in 234 B.C. to a moderately wealthy family. He did not descend from the Aristocracy, and therefore he was considered a “novus homo” or a new man. At age seventeen he enlisted in the Roman Army to help fight in the 2nd of the Punic Wars with Carthage and it’s genius General, Hannibal who was laying waste to the Armies of the Roman Republic. W
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