Gaius Porcius Cato

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Gaius Porcius Cato (2nd century BCE), was son of Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus, consul 114 BC, obtained Macedonia as his province, and fought unsuccessfully against the Scordisci. He was accused of extortion in Macedonia, and was sentenced to pay a fine. He afterward went to Tarraco in Spain, and became a citizen of that town.

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This entry incorporates public domain text originally from:

  • William Smith (ed.), A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and Geography, 1851.


Preceded by
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus and Marcus Caecilius Metellus
Consul of the Roman Republic
with Manius Acilius Balbus
114 BC
Succeeded by
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo and Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius
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