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Cato the Censor

Cato

also: Marcus Porcius Cato, Cato censor, Cato Major

Marcus Porcius Cato (234–149 BC), Roman statesman and censor famous for his conservative moral legislation; his attacks on the growing independence of wealthy Roman women are recorded in Livy and others.

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Only a Joke §2 old Cato
Cato the Censor (234–149 BC), Roman statesman famed for stern morality; Bianka says that within two weeks even old Cato will kneel before her, meaning no man's virtue can resist her charm.
On Women and Their Vocation §1 Cato the Censor
Marcus Porcius Cato (234–149 BC), Roman statesman and censor famous for his conservative moralism; his invectives against the growing independence of wealthy Roman women are recorded in Livy and other sources.

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