in 232 BCE
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- Source: OpenData BNP
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Cato the Elder
Roman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)
Cato the Elder has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 234 BCE in Tusculum, Italy.
Born
in 234 BCE
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: in 149 BCE
Source:
No external source identified
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Tusculum, Italy
- Professions
- writer, philosopher, orator, soldier, economist, historian, poet, politician
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 234 BCE (No external source identified) or in 232 BCE (OpenData BNP) or in 234 BCE (Perseus Catalog; Cato Elder; Porcii; Cato, Marcus Porcius Major) or in 235 BCE (Dictionary of African Biography).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
in 234 BCE
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: Perseus Catalog
- Source: Cato Elder
- Source: Porcii
- Source: Cato, Marcus Porcius Major
in 235 BCE
Precision: year · Rank: normal
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Source: Dictionary of African Biography
More about Cato the Elder
- Pseudonyms
- Censorius
Family
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
No external source identified
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Cato the Elder born?
Cato the Elder was born in Tusculum, Italy.