Definition of Cato the Elder: A Person

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Cato the Elder - 234 - 149 BCE - Cato the Elder was a Roman praetor, and consul who became a censor, or census taker, in 184 BCE. Cato was against the Roman movement to incorporate Greek culture and education. Cato famously claimed that it was cheaper to work slaves to death, rather than treat them well. person

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John Cairns 2009-03-28