Cato

• Taylor - Cato

  "His courage and idealism made him a martyr"
• Syme - Stoicism

  "Stoicism was a defence of traditional values of the governing class"
• Scullard- Cato’s death


  ”His death symbolised the death of the republic… he was idealised as a martyr of Republican liberty and a paragon of Stoic virtues”
• Syme- Stoicism


  ”Corroboration and theoretical defence of certain traditional values of the governing class in an aristocratic and Republican state”
• Marin- failed consulship


  ”Cato’s defeat was due to exasperation of common folk, who were angry at his aloofness”
• Marin- Pompey against Cato’s values

  ”Pompey’s Charter embodied everything the oligarchy opposed and yet they were responsible for granting him many of his exceptional appointments. He was a catalyst in the breakdown of the republic”
• Stewart


  ”Cato and Caesar come from similar backgrounds, but they are total polar opposites.“
• Stewart

  “Cato is somebody who represents the very most old fashioned ideal of a Roman gentleman”
• Stewart


  ”From then on the cause of Cato’s life was the cause of defending the Republic against tyranny”
• Holland

  ”The tension between Caesar and Cato is clearly expressive of deep tensions within the fabric of the Republic”
• Stewart- Triumvirate

  ”Cato’s nightmare coming to fruition”
• Stewart

  ”In the minds of people like Cato Caesar presents 2 very dangerous things: populism and the danger of tyranny, somebody trying to promote themselves at the expense of the constitution”
• Stewart


  ”Cato had seen in Caesar the corruption”