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