Life of Cato

  • 182 BCE

    Cato the Elder is censor

  • 138 BCE

    Sulla's Birth

  • 106 BCE

    Pompey's Birth

  • 100 BCE

    Caesar's Birth

  • 100 BCE

    Metellus banished from Italy for not swearing to obey law

  • 95 BCE

    Cato's Birth

  • Period: 95 BCE to 46 BCE

    Cato's Life

  • 91 BCE

    Cato's encounter with Pompaedius Silo

  • 91 BCE

    Livius Drusus Cato's uncle and guardian is assassinated

  • 85 BCE

    Brutus' Birth

  • 81 BCE

    Cato meets Sulla Roman dictator

  • 78 BCE

    Sulla's Death

  • Period: 73 BCE to 71 BCE

    Servile War

  • 72 BCE

    Cato joins military to follow his brother

  • 67 BCE

    Appointed Military Tribune

  • 67 BCE

    Cato talks Athenodorus famous philosopher to coming with him to Rome

  • 66 BCE

    Lucullus comes back from Asia

  • 66 BCE

    Cato's half brother Caepio dies

  • 65 BCE

    Became Queastor

  • 63 BCE

    Joined Tribune

  • 63 BCE

    Lucullus Celebrates Asian triumph

  • 62 BCE

    Accuses Lucius Murena of Bribery

  • 62 BCE

    Pompey returns from Asian conquest

  • 61 BCE

    Lucius Afranius elected consul

  • 60 BCE

    Caesar returns from praetorship in Spain

  • 58 BCE

    Caeser gets his allies censorship

  • 58 BCE

    Caesar leaves Rome to fight in Gallic Wars

  • Period: 58 BCE to 50 BCE

    Gallic Wars

  • 57 BCE

    Cicero comes back from exile

  • 57 BCE

    Cato is sent to overlook Cyprus

  • 56 BCE

    Cato divorces Marcia

  • 56 BCE

    Cato returns from Cyprus

  • 56 BCE

    Caesar begins plotting for absolute power

  • 55 BCE

    Cato runs for praetorship to fight against Caesar's conspiracy

  • 54 BCE

    Cato becomes praetor

  • 52 BCE

    Riots in Rome prevent election Pompey sends 3 armies to Rome

  • 50 BCE

    Caesar accuses Cato with trafficking in marriage

  • 49 BCE

    Caesar begins conquest of Rome

  • Period: 49 BCE to 45 BCE

    Caesar's Civil War

  • 48 BCE

    Pompey completely defeated at Battle of Pharsalus

  • 48 BCE

    Pompey's assassinated after fleeing to Egypt

  • 46 BCE

    Cato's Death

  • 46 BCE

    Defeat at Battle of Thapsus

  • 44 BCE

    Caesar named dictator

  • 44 BCE

    Caesar Assinated

  • 42 BCE

    Brutus' Death