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Plutarch
Cato the Younger Section 1
Section 315 of 318
Canonical reference 73.1
Ancient Greek
ἐτελεύτησε δὲ Κάτων ἔτη δυεῖν δέοντα πεντήκοντα βεβιωκώς. ὁ δὲ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ Καίσαρος μὲν οὐδὲν ἠδικήθη· λέγεται δὲ ῥᾴθυμος γενέσθαι καὶ περὶ γυναῖκας οὐκ ἀνεπίληπτος. ἐν δὲ Καππαδοκίᾳ, ξένῳ τινὶ χρησάμενος Μαρφαδάτῃ τῶν βασιλικῶν ἔχοντι γύναιον εὐπρεπές, καὶ πλείονα παρʼ αὐτοῖς ἢ καλῶς εἶχε διατρίβων χρόνον,
English
Bernadotte Perrin, 1919
When Cato died, he was forty-eight years old. His son received no harm at the hands of Caesar, but he was of an easy disposition, as we are told, and in his relations with women not blameless. In Cappadocia he enjoyed the hospitality of Marphadates, one of the royal family, who had a comely wife; and since young Cato spent more time with them than was seemly,
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Lorsque Caton mourut, il était âgé de quarante-huit ans. Son fils ne subit aucun mal de la part de César, mais il était, nous dit-on, d’un caractère facile et sa conduite envers les femmes n’était pas irréprochable. En Cappadoce, il reçut l’hospitalité de Marphadates, membre de la famille royale, qui avait une belle épouse ; et comme le jeune Caton passait auprès d’eux plus de temps qu’il ne convenait,
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