Cato took the paper from his hands and read it, discovering that it was a love letter from Caesar's mistress After the Catiline conspiracy, Cato turned all of his political skills to oppose the designs of Caesar and his Cato's opposition took two forms. 125 ff (trans. The word “Graiai” means “gray ones,” and the name “Gorgones” means “terrifying ones.”.
Caesar made numerous attempts to negotiate, at one point even conceding to give up all but one of his provinces and legions, allowing him to retain his immunity while diminishing his authority. He never missed a session of the senate and publicly criticized those who did so. In addition to “Ceto,” the goddess goes by several other names in Greek mythology. First, in 62 BC, Pompey returned from his When faced with the same request from Caesar, Cato used the device of The next year Cato attempted to obstruct the syndicate tax contractors seeking to collect taxes in the province of Asia. The name of the mythological figure Ceto is derived from kētos. Rackham) (Roman encyclopedia C1st A.D.) : :Pseudo-Hyginus, Preface (trans.
When Sulla asked them whom they would have, they all cried "Cato," and Sextus himself gave way and yielded the honour to a confessed superior."
According to Plutarch, Cato attempted to kill himself by stabbing himself with his own sword, but failed to do so due to an injured hand.
Caesar offered it up to Cato to read.
Cato's stubbornness began in his early years.
She was married to her brother Phorcys, with whom she conceived a slew of monstrous offspring.
(Hom. She is sometimes referred to as … KETO (Ceto) was the goddess of the dangers of the sea and, more specifically, of sea-monsters, whales and large sharks (all called As the mother of Skylla Keto was also named (Crataeis, of the Rocks), Lamia (the Shark) and Trienos (the Thrice). Caesar responded by having Cato dragged out by Cato did not relent in his opposition to the triumvirs, unsuccessfully attempting to prevent Caesar's 5-year appointment as governor of Cato appeared to have two major goals in Cyprus. Her name is the feminine of Ketos/ Cetus, which means "sea-monster". The syndicate's winning bid was far greater than the syndicate was able to recoup through the tax collection.
He began to live in a very modest way, as his great-grandfather In 72 BC, Cato volunteered to fight in the war against At the end of his military commission in Macedon, Cato went on a private journey through the On his return to Rome in 65 BC, Cato was elected to the position of As senator, Cato was scrupulous and determined.
Thus, against common practice, Cato took none, and he prepared immaculate accounts for the senate, much as he had done earlier in his career as quaestor. Shewring) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th B.C.) In a meeting of the senate dedicated to the Catilina affair, Cato harshly reproached Caesar for reading personal messages while the senate was in session to discuss a matter of treason.
Od. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 4.
Plutarch also tells a story about Cato's peers' immense respect for him, even at a young age, during the Roman ritual military game, called "Troy," in which all aristocratic teenagers participated as a sort of "coming of age" ceremony, involving a mock battle with wooden weapons performed on horseback. Ceto also had other offspring called Graiai and Gorgones. Cato became very angry at the other children and, saying nothing, grabbed the child away from the "guards" and carried him away from the others.
825 ff (trans. CRATAEIS (Krataiïs), according to several traditions, the mother of Scylla. A story told by Plutarch recounts a few other stories as well. After receiving his inheritance, Cato moved from his uncle's house and began to study Stoic philosophy and politics.
Theoi Project © Copyright 2000 - 2017 Aaron J. Atsma, Netherlands & New ZealandHesiod, Theogony 233 ff (trans.
Plutarch wrote: :Stasinus of Cyprus or Hegesias of Salamis, The Cypria Fragment 21 (from Herodian, One Peculiar Diction) (trans.