Marcus Porcius Cato

234 BC – 149 BC

Marcus Porcius Cato, Roman statesman, surnamed the Censor (Censorius), the Wise (Sapiens), the Ancient (Priscus), or the Elder (Maior), to distinguish him from Cato the Younger (his great-grandson).

Not to be confused with Dionysius Cato (3rd/4th century A.D.), author of 'Cato's distichs'.