Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar (Rob Goodman)

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    Marcus Porcius Cato, known as Cato the Younger, was a Stoic philosopher and a Roman senator - and the last man standing when Rome's republic fell to tyranny. His blood feud with Caesar began in the chamber of the Senate, played out on the battlefields of a world war, and ended when he took his own life rather than live under a dictator. Centuries of thinkers, writers, and artists have drawn inspiration from Cato's example. Saint Augustine and the early Christians were moved and challenged by his example. Dante, in his poem The Divine Comedy, chose Cato to preside over the souls who arrive in Purgatory. George Washington so revered him that he staged the play Cato to revive the spirits of his troops at Valley Forge. And of course his defense of the republic against the coming of tyranny inspired the 18th-century authors of Cato's Letters, which in turn were read by many of the American Founders and provided the name of the Cato Institute. Now, in Rome's Last Citizen, Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni deliver the first modern biography of this stirring figure.

Komentáře • 111

  • @antoniosorrenti9329
    @antoniosorrenti9329 Před 11 lety +59

    the greatest man i have ever heard of, he is my daily inspiration , he is the kind of man i want to be. Long live Cato's memory, justice, virtue, compassion, love and Freedom!

    • @dragonslayer7627
      @dragonslayer7627 Před 7 lety +19

      He was an old fart.

    • @fariborzgolriz7315
      @fariborzgolriz7315 Před 6 lety +3

      Those who don’t know philosophy will always be lame.

    • @youngin5112
      @youngin5112 Před 4 lety +7

      Antonio Sorrenti fuck cato

    • @imagiraffe4870
      @imagiraffe4870 Před 4 lety

      @@dragonslayer7627 It says Cato the Younger in his name, DUH

    • @yesdvt
      @yesdvt Před 4 lety +2

      These idiots saying that cato was an old fart are just idiots. Cato was a young guy. Younger than Kaizar. And yes its not Cesar but Kaizar.

  • @chrisbloomgren822
    @chrisbloomgren822 Před 6 lety +27

    Kind of left out Cicero who presided over that execution

  • @freesk8
    @freesk8 Před 11 lety +11

    George Washington is said to have loved the play "Cato."

  • @redjirachi1
    @redjirachi1 Před 4 lety +35

    How much of his hatred for Caesar came from the fact his sister was Caesar's favorite mistress?

    • @username-wq4us
      @username-wq4us Před 3 lety +7

      Such a thing was not uncommon in this time. Very little, I wager.

    • @logos3522
      @logos3522 Před 2 lety +3

      And you blame him or Julius?

    • @sameerthakur720
      @sameerthakur720 Před měsícem

      @@redjirachi1 Half-sister. Same mother (Livia Drusa). Different father's (Cato Salonianius and Quintus Servilius Caepio)

  • @Cato229
    @Cato229 Před 3 lety +4

    These are stories that are worthy of remembering.

  • @MrThomasdichmont
    @MrThomasdichmont Před 11 lety +45

    the speech that changed the senate was made by Cicero.

    • @musilily926
      @musilily926 Před 2 lety +5

      no, Cicero initally convinced the senate to his case, but after caeser's speech all were voting his way, then Cato spoke is a very convincing manner and swayed the senate back to the execution standpoint.

    • @bluelithium9808
      @bluelithium9808 Před 2 měsíci

      True. It was Cicero who killed the conspirators and argued in the Senate.

  • @SentMKG
    @SentMKG Před 11 lety +6

    This is a fantastic video and discussion from this organization. Love it Cato keep it up guys.

  • @gregalexludwig
    @gregalexludwig Před 4 lety +1

    Great presentation, thanks for uploading!!

  • @bluelithium9808
    @bluelithium9808 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Cato spent his entire life protecting the elite oligarchy under the banner of protecting Romes traditions. Look where that got the oligarchy "Republic."

  • @Dark0Knight94
    @Dark0Knight94 Před 11 lety +9

    You would find that Marcellus forced Pompey to turn against Caesar, cato just supported Marcellus.

  • @kappaklaus2671
    @kappaklaus2671 Před 9 měsíci +1

    One of the greatest men that ever lived, and certainly Rome's finest. A hero of the people and an icon still. He saw through the charade of Roman politics and tried his best to save Rome from corrupt senators. Long live Julius Caesar's memory!

    • @Insectoid_
      @Insectoid_ Před 9 měsíci

      How??? He only ever wanted the rich to be richer and in control. He was trash.

  • @dj.deb.usa007justiceangels6

    Thanks for the ART THERAPY 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 VIDEOS

  • @RebelRadius
    @RebelRadius Před 11 lety +2

    That was terrific!

  • @startek119
    @startek119 Před 5 dny

    Wait, y’all like the story of Cato denying people the right to a trial?
    Cato is not a guy to respect. He basically obstructed populist reforms that improved quality of life for Romans. When Caesar tried to challenge this, he was forced out of the Roman upper class and sent to Gaul. He came back with an army and then instituted populist reforms. Y’all like for his integrity but his “integrity” essentially caused the civil war in addition to the resistance to the populist reforms. The only thing he accomplished was a lot of death.

  • @FrasiIndelebili
    @FrasiIndelebili Před 4 lety +3

    you are right Bearded Snowden

  • @penguinistas
    @penguinistas Před 11 lety +1

    Excellent.

  • @hikhuphoenix4107
    @hikhuphoenix4107 Před 4 lety +6

    Well, this guy is not biased at all. . .

  • @balzache
    @balzache Před 3 lety

    2:42 I thought someone was trying to get my attention in my home lmao

  • @maximilienfrancoisderobesp202

    Fuck this.
    Caesar Aeternum!

  • @freedomworks3976
    @freedomworks3976 Před 2 lety +4

    Cato was a straight up OG gangsta 😤 💯

  • @adamhouse6305
    @adamhouse6305 Před 11 lety +1

    Cato & Kato are great!

  • @Aemilius46
    @Aemilius46 Před rokem

    Cato the Younger was a Great Roman!! I personally prefer his Ancestor, Marcus Porcius Cato "The Elder"! The type of Roman that would stand for his Virtues, and his Nation, even if it meant standing alone! 🛡️🗡️

    • @bill9989
      @bill9989 Před měsícem

      Virtues? "If your slave gets too old to work, then sell him."

  • @James_Wisniewski
    @James_Wisniewski Před 4 lety +2

    Victrix causa deis placuit sed victa Catoni.

  • @Pseudonym25
    @Pseudonym25 Před 11 lety +5

    Cato Uticensis!

  • @deplorablesecuritydevices

    The part of Cato's story which sticks out to me the most was when he abandoned his trusted war horse in spain(?) because it was inefficient to bring it back to Rome. No one mentions that but it reminds me of how inhumane a disciplined life can appear.

    • @TheDigitalStoic
      @TheDigitalStoic Před 5 měsíci

      Abandoning a horse is considered inhumane? I wonder what your opinions are on eating any sort of meat!

  • @benjaminking6583
    @benjaminking6583 Před 3 lety +4

    We need Cato today

  • @educationalramblings6826
    @educationalramblings6826 Před 4 lety +1

    I would place the life Mandela next to anyone’s as an example of living one’s principles ....

  • @sameerthakur720
    @sameerthakur720 Před 7 měsíci

    I like the other Cato... The elder guy who said, "Delenda Carthago. "

    • @bill9989
      @bill9989 Před měsícem +1

      He also said that if your slave gets too old to work, then sell him.

  • @MrThomasdichmont
    @MrThomasdichmont Před 11 lety +5

    cicero came up with optimates

  • @rehmsmeyer
    @rehmsmeyer Před 9 lety +6

    I liked it until I tried to make sense of how politics can exist unaffected by self-interest. I just cannot get behind that one.

    • @ShinjiHirako777
      @ShinjiHirako777 Před 6 lety +7

      Cato was a stoic. He was an ideolgoue and a devout follower of that philosophical sect. He followed that way of living thoroughly.

    • @davestuddaman8127
      @davestuddaman8127 Před 5 lety

      Which is why you must have a rotation of politicians. Every 4 years

  • @Mark-ok8ss
    @Mark-ok8ss Před 2 lety

    Cato would never support a Kenyan from Hawaii, he was a man who refused to accept change. He truly destroyed the country he loved

  • @marcuscato3599
    @marcuscato3599 Před 3 lety +1

    Cato was too truthful.

  • @skpr01
    @skpr01 Před 3 lety +1

    cato is just who i wish i could be. principle is more important then public relations. all day. every day.

  • @netizencapet
    @netizencapet Před 2 lety

    CaTo is the only think tank on the Right that I can tolerate because they at least have some elemental commitment to principle and human dignity. Through I don't concur with what I perceive as their simplistic and ill-conceived economic doctrines.

  • @dj.deb.usa007justiceangels6

    Dante's inferno

  • @premjianand3210
    @premjianand3210 Před 3 lety

    Soni's laughs are disturbing.

  • @pasquino0733
    @pasquino0733 Před 2 lety

    How on earth does your site you get limited government from Cato? The Phaedo that Cato reads is by someone who is all about serious government intervention i.e. Plato - The Republic. All the great classical authors are about government involvement in statehood. The Nicomachean Ethics etc...

    • @pasquino0733
      @pasquino0733 Před 2 lety

      @@Nov1706 They stand for it and yes of course I did. Cato and ALL of classical philosophy and virtue ethics are completely contrary to the concept of limited government, which this group espouses. Cato, Cicero - earlier Aristotle - are all about virtue being defined IN relation to the far reaching power and existence of the state.

    • @pasquino0733
      @pasquino0733 Před 2 lety

      @@Nov1706 Fascinating that you've just made an assertion, versus a reply based on critical thinking - or what classical philosophy terms reason.

  • @trashlag
    @trashlag Před 2 měsíci

    Cato threw

  • @yunleung2631
    @yunleung2631 Před 4 lety +9

    Hail Caesar! Imperator victor!
    I much rather have a Caesar than a Cato, corruptly defending the interest of the elites.

    • @Jack_804
      @Jack_804 Před 3 lety +3

      Bruh, Caeser literally bougth votes for magistrate in Rome, he was the corrupt tyrant that destroied democracy in ancient rome.

    • @silversnail1413
      @silversnail1413 Před 2 lety

      You end up a slave at the end of the day regardless, so what does it matter? I highly doubt Caesar cared that much about the common people anyway, he was just manipulating them for political clout and using them as a shield to deflect from the consequences of his growing tyranny.

    • @yunleung2631
      @yunleung2631 Před 2 lety

      @@silversnail1413 That's what the ancient writers thought, but let's keep in mind they're mostly from the aristocracy. Rich oligarchs that controlled the country.
      Rome was a slave-centric society, but if I was a citizen and social mobility wasn't bad, you could argue it's a good deal

  • @thelastbison2241
    @thelastbison2241 Před rokem +1

    Too many fake Catos today.

  • @andywomack3414
    @andywomack3414 Před 4 lety +3

    So this think tank is named for an effective orator advancing the interests of a wealthy elite and leading the call for the Carthaginian genocide. Oh, that was his dad.

    • @matthewgraham6980
      @matthewgraham6980 Před 3 lety +1

      And the capital and a state are named for an effective leader and slave owner, I.e Washington. Grow up. People aren’t perfect but we can still admire and study their lives.

    • @cellocovers3982
      @cellocovers3982 Před 3 lety

      Yes, we were the best, that is why we are on top.

    • @andywomack3414
      @andywomack3414 Před 3 lety

      ​@@matthewgraham6980 You miss my point.

    • @andywomack3414
      @andywomack3414 Před 3 lety

      @@emresener08 I get your point. Clumsy me. "Wealthy elites" or something like that would have been a better choice. Thanks for the edit.

    • @andywomack3414
      @andywomack3414 Před 3 lety

      @@matthewgraham6980 I did. Made appropriate edit.

  • @MikeMcGrath666
    @MikeMcGrath666 Před měsícem

    Cato was a fool

  • @Mocoso7
    @Mocoso7 Před 11 lety

    O.o

  • @henriomoeje8741
    @henriomoeje8741 Před 2 lety

    This shd be a test for politicians. There are crazy people in congress today, not akin to public service.

  • @olivergibbons9581
    @olivergibbons9581 Před 3 lety +4

    Bernie Sanders is the closest thing we have to a modern day Cato. Change my mind.

    • @filmicreviews3270
      @filmicreviews3270 Před 3 lety

      Cato was a conservative and was against policies for land grants. His party that he led was very pro oligarchy.

    • @panoskatrin4910
      @panoskatrin4910 Před 3 lety +3

      @@filmicreviews3270 Bernie sanders is the closest example of an american politician at least today who can be compared to cato in terms of values and how uncompromising and stubborn they are in their beliefs, Bernie refused to be part of "identity politics" in the democratic party and has always focused on policies, Bernie is not a crowd appeaser he stands by what he believes just like cato, but other than that yea when it comes to policies cato was an ultra conservative who was in favor of oligarchy and had a very low opinion of the avarge roman citizens

    • @Jack_804
      @Jack_804 Před 3 lety

      @@panoskatrin4910 What? Are you dumb? The Roman Republic died because of man like Sanders, Caeser was a socialist of his time.

    • @panoskatrin4910
      @panoskatrin4910 Před 3 lety

      @@Jack_804 land reform doesn't equal "ancient socialism" it is completely idiotic to compare a politician who ran for the presidency to a man who held both political and military power and had the support of the most power figures in his time

    • @panoskatrin4910
      @panoskatrin4910 Před 3 lety

      @@Jack_804 nvm I just realized ur a kid

  • @maximilienfrancoisderobesp202

    Also, suicide is cowardice!

    • @dsmyify
      @dsmyify Před 3 lety +3

      Have you tried it?