Marcus Porcius Cato may refer to:
- Cato the Elder (circa 236 BC - 149 BC), born Marcus Porcius Priscus and then nicknamed Cato
- Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus (d. circa 152 BC), son of Cato the elder by his first wife
- Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus (b. 154 BC), son of Cato the elder by his second wife
- Marcus Porcius Cato (consul 118 BC) (d. 118 BC), son of Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus
- Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus (d. circa 90 BC), son of the above
- Cato the Younger (95BC - 46BC), or Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, son of the above
- Marcus Porcius Cato (son of Cato the Younger)
Famous quotes containing the words porcius cato, marcus, porcius and/or cato:
“Carthage must be destroyed.
[Delenda est Carthago.]”
—Marcus Porcius Cato The Elder (234–149 B.C.)
“We fight our way through the massed and leveled collective safe taste of the Top 40, just looking for a little something we can call our own. But when we find it and jam the radio to hear it again it isn’t just ours—it is a link to thousands of others who are sharing it with us. As a matter of a single song this might mean very little; as culture, as a way of life, you can’t beat it.”
—Greil Marcus (b. 1945)
“Carthage must be destroyed.
[Delenda est Carthago.]”
—Marcus Porcius Cato The Elder (234–149 B.C.)
“When the rose reigns, and locks with ointments shine,
Let rigid Cato read these lines of mine.”
—Robert Herrick (1591–1674)