num_pages: 384
description: The first biography of the final man to stand against Caesarwhose principles and defiance became a rallying cry for future revolutionsHe was Romes bravest statesman an aristocratic soldier who slept on the ground with his troops a Stoic philosopher and staunch defender of the sacred Roman tradition who inspired early Christianity: This is the story of Marcus Porcius Cato.Catos life is a gripping tale rich with resonances for our own turbulent politics. Cato grappled with homegrown terrorists a public and private debt crisis a yawning gap between rich and poor and a fractious ruling class whose lives took on the dimensions of soap opera.This is the story of this uncompromising mans formation in a time of crisis and his lifelong battle to save the Republic.
language: English
title: Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
publisher: Thomas Dunne Books