Cato The Elder - Other Influences

Other Influences

The wrinkle ridge system Dorsa Cato on the Moon is named after him.

The comune of Monte Porzio Catone, one of the Castelli Romani and close to the ruins of Tusculum, is named in honor of the Portius Cato family.

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