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Plutarch
Cato the Younger Section 1
Section 1 of 318
Canonical reference 1.1
Ancient Greek
Κάτωνι δὲ τὸ μὲν γένος ἀρχὴν ἐπιφανείας ἔλαβε καὶ δόξης ἀπὸ τοῦ προπάππου Κάτωνος, ἀνδρὸς ἐν δόξῃ καὶ δυνάμει μάλιστα Ῥωμαίων γενομένου διʼ ἀρετήν, ὡς ἐν τοῖς περὶ ἐκείνου γέγραπται, κατελείφθη δὲ γονέων ὀρφανὸς μετʼ ἀδελφοῦ Καιπίωνος καὶ Πορκίας ἀδελφῆς. ἦν δὲ καὶ Σερβιλία Κάτωνος ὁμομήτριος ἀδελφή. καὶ πάντες οὗτοι παρὰ Λιβίῳ Δρούσῳ τροφὴν καὶ δίαιταν εἶχον, θείῳ μὲν ὄντι πρὸς μητρός, ἄγοντι δὲ τὴν πολιτείαν τότε· καὶ γὰρ εἰπεῖν δεινότατος ἦν, καὶ τἆλλα σώφρων ἀνὴρ ἐν τοῖς μάλιστα, καὶ φρονήματος οὐδενὶ Ῥωμαίων ὑφιέμενος.
English
Bernadotte Perrin, 1919
Cato’s family got its first lustre and fame from his great-grandfather Cato (a man whose virtue gained him the greatest reputation and influence among the Romans, as has been written in his Life), but the death of both parents left him an orphan, together with his brother Caepio and his sister Porcia. Cato had also a half-sister, Servilia, the daughter of his mother. All these children were brought up in the home of Livius Drusus, their uncle on the mother’s side, who at that time was a leader in the conduct of public affairs; for he was a most powerful speaker, in general a man of the greatest discretion, and yielded to no Roman in dignity of purpose.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
La famille de Caton dut son premier éclat et sa première renommée à son arrière-grand-père Caton, homme dont la vertu lui valut auprès des Romains la plus haute réputation et la plus grande influence, comme il a été écrit dans sa Vie. Mais la mort de ses deux parents le laissa orphelin, avec son frère Cépion et sa sœur Porcia. Caton avait aussi une demi-sœur, Servilia, fille de sa mère. Tous ces enfants furent élevés dans la maison de Livius Drusus, leur oncle maternel, qui dirigeait alors les affaires publiques. C'était en effet un orateur des plus puissants, et, de manière générale, un homme d'une très grande prudence, qui ne le cédait à aucun Romain en noblesse de dessein.
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Care of the soul
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