Digital Prosopography of the Roman Republic

PORC1656 M. Porcius (10) M. f. M. n. Pap.? Cato

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Life Dates

• 118, death (Broughton MRR I)

Relationships

grandson of

? M. Porcius (9) M. f. Pap. Cato 'Censorius' (cos. 195) (Brennan 2000)

son of

? Aemilia (152) (daughter of L. Aemilius (114) L. f. M. n. Paullus Macedonicus (cos. 182)) (DPRR Team)

M. Porcius (14) M. f. M. n. Cato Licinianus (pr. 152) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Gell XIII 20.17, Plut. Cato mai. 27.5(8)

nephew of

? P. Cornelius (335) P. f. P. n. Scipio Africanus Aemilianus (cos. 147) (Zmeskal 2009)

brother of

? C. Porcius (5) M. f. M. n. Pap.? Cato (cos. 114) (DPRR Team)

father of

M. Porcius (11) Pap.? Cato (pr. before 91?) (Zmeskal 2009) Expand

Gell XIII 20.17

Career

• Praetor before 120 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • The latest possible date for their praetorships under the Lex Villia. (Broughton MRR I)
  • p. 739 (Brennan 2000)
• Consul 118 (Broughton MRR I) Expand
  • Fast. Ant., Degrassi 162f. (M. Por[ci.] Cato, Q. [- - - -]); Vell. 1.15.5; 2.7.8; Val. Max. 5.10.3; Plin. NH 2.99; Gell. 13.20.10; Obseq. 35; Eutrop. 4.23.1; Chr. 354 (Catdne et Rige); Fast. Hyd. (Catone et Marcio Rega); Chr. Pasc. ({Gr}); Cassiod.; on Marcius, CIL 1 .2.660, but see 68 B.C.; Cic. Cons. fr. 15; and on his filiation, Act. Tr. for 117. See Degrassi 127, 472f. Marcius campaigned against the Stoeni in Liguria (Liv. Per. 62; Oros. 5.14.5). Porcius died in Africa, perhaps while engaged in settling the succession to Micipsa in Numidia (Gell. 13.20.10; cf. Gsell, Hist. anc. Afr. Nord 7.22, 66, 142). At some time in his career he proposed a bill to regulate interest rates (FOR 2.22f., and 118f.). On Cato, see D.- G. 5.161, no. 17. (Broughton MRR I)

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