Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (/ˈkeɪtoʊ/; 95 BC, Rome – April 46 BC, Utica), commonly known as Cato the Younger (Cato Minor) to distinguish him from his great-grandfather (Cato the Elder), was a statesman in the late Roman Republic, and a follower of the Stoic philosophy. A noted orator, he is remembered for his stubbornness and tenacity (especially in his lengthy conflict with Julius Caesar), as well as his immunity to bribes, his moral integrity, and his famous distaste for the ubiquitous corruption of the period.
Cato was born in 95 BC in Rome, the son of Marcus Porcius Cato and his wife, Livia. His parents died when he was young, and he was cared for by his maternal uncle, Marcus Livius Drusus, who also looked after Cato's sister, Porcia, a half-brother, Quintus Servilius Caepio, and two half-sisters, Servilia Major, and Servilia Minor. Cato was four when his uncle was assassinated in 91, an event which helped to spark the Social War.