Plutarch's Life of Cato the Elder (Cato the Censor)
By Plutarch (Rome)
The rugged farmer-soldier who championed ancient Roman frugality, discipline, and simplicity against the decadence of Greek luxury. Moral focus: Frugality, agrarian discipline, and moral vigilance.
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Lesson 1: The Red-Haired Farmer of the Sabine Hills
Term Reading 1 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
The Red-Haired Farmer of the Sabine Hills
Working his rocky farm alongside his slaves, eating turnips, and drinking water from the cistern.
[Public Domain: Plutarch's Parallel Lives, translated by John Dryden / Thomas North.]
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Lesson 1: The Red-Haired Farmer of the Sabine Hills
Term Reading 1 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 2: Valerius Flaccus & The First Battles
Term Reading 2 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 3: The Frugal Quæstor & The Rivalry with Scipio
Term Reading 3 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 4: The Consulship in Spain
Term Reading 4 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 5: Thermopylae: The Secret Path
Term Reading 5 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 6: Elected Censor: The Battle for Roman Morals
Term Reading 6 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 7: Striking Lucius Flamininus from the Senate
Term Reading 7 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 8: The Education of His Son
Term Reading 8 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 9: The Agriculture Manual (De Agri Cultura)
Term Reading 9 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 10: The Embassy to Carthage
Term Reading 10 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 11: The Figs from Carthage & 'Carthago Delenda Est'
Term Reading 11 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
Lesson 12: The Great Grandfather of Cato of Utica
Term Reading 12 of 12 • Marcus Porcius Cato
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