- Salonia
:"For the
brachiopod genus , see "Salonia (brachiopod) .Salonia was a Roman slave, and later freedwoman who lived during the mid-2nd century BC , and who was the second wife ofCato the Elder . She was the young daughter of the slaveSalonius who was an under-secretary toCato the Elder . [Plutarch, "Cato the Elder", 24.2.] Following the death of his first wife, Cato began taking solace with a slave girl who secretly visited his bed. [Plutarch, "Cato the Elder", 24.1.]However, his son
Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus and his son's wife disapproved of the relationship, so Cato decided to marry Salonia in order to solve the problem. [Plutarch, "Cato the Elder", 24.3] [Plutarch, "Cato the Elder", 24.4.] However, when Licinianus found out about it he complained that now his problem was with his father's marriage to Salonia. [Plutarch, "Cato the Elder", 24.4] Cato replied that he loved his son, and for that reason, wished to have more sons like him. [Plutarch, "Cato the Elder", 24.5]In
154 BC , Salonia gave birth toMarcus Porcius Cato Salonianus [Plutarch, "Cato the Elder", 24.6] who was only five when his father died. Through her son, Salonia is grandmother ofLucius Porcius Cato andMarcus Porcius Cato , the great-grandmother ofCato the Younger , and the great-great-grandmother of Marcus Porcius Cato, who died at theBattle of Philippi andPorcia Catonis , who was married toMarcus Junius Brutus .Notes
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