Cato the Elder
234–149 BCE
Roman statesman and writer known for demanding the destruction of Carthage.
- Known as
- Statesman
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- 234 BCE, Tusculum
- Died
- 149 BCE, Rome
Alive at the same time as Cato the Elder
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Portrait: Unknown, Public domain.
