Gaius Porcius Cato
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Gaius Porcius Cato was son of Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus
, consul 114 BC
, obtained Macedon
ia as his province, and fought unsuccessfully against the Scordisci
. He was accused of extortion in Macedonia, and was sentenced to pay a fine. He sought exile at Tarraco
in Spain, and became a citizen of that town.
Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus
Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus or Cato Licinianus was son of Cato the Elder by his first wife Licinia, and thence called Licinianus, to distinguish him from his half-brother, Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus, the son of Salonia...
, consul 114 BC
114 BC
Year 114 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Balbus and Cato...
, obtained Macedon
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
ia as his province, and fought unsuccessfully against the Scordisci
Scordisci
The Scordisci were an Iron Age tribe centered in the territory of present-day Serbia, at the confluence of the Savus , Dravus and Danube rivers. They were historically notable from the beginning of the third century BC until the turn of the common era...
. He was accused of extortion in Macedonia, and was sentenced to pay a fine. He sought exile at Tarraco
Tarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
in Spain, and became a citizen of that town.