The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Gaius Porcius Cato, Consul (157 BCE - 2nd century BCE)

Roman Consul in 114 BC, who fought unsuccessfully against the Scordisci, was accused of extortion in Macedonia, and fled to Tarraco, Spain. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-5250?rskey=5E6Z3e&result=1&q=gaius%20cato Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Porcius_Cato Relationships: Gaius Porcius Cato was a relative of M. Porcius Cato (-)

References in Documents:
Musaeum Tradescantianum (1656) C. Porcius CATO. Manii filius.