CATO the Elder 234 - 149 BC Roman Statesman Marcus Porcius Cato, the Elder, was a soldier, orator and historian, whose stern morality became proverbial. He was the first Roman author to write in Latin. Cato firmly opposed foreign, that is Greek, influences, believing that they would corrupt his people. He was proud of fighting in the Punic Wars against Hannibal of Carthage. He ended his every speech in the Senate with the words, 'Carthage must be destroyed'. His influence helped bring the Third Punic War, which led to the destruction of Carthage. |
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