Porcius

Porcius, i, m.; Porcia, ae, f.,

• the name of a Roman gens. The most celebrated are,
• • A M. Porcius Cato Censorinus, or Major, the severe censor, whose life was written by Nepos, and for whom Cicero named his Essay on Old Age, Nep. Cato, 1 sqq.; Cic. Rep. 1, 1.—
  • B M. Porcius Cato, the younger, called Uticensis, because of his famous death at Utica, Sall. Cat. 52, 1; Cic. Att. 12, 12, 1.—
  • C In fem., Porcia, a sister of the younger Cato, wife of Domitius Ahenobarbus, Cic. Att. 13, 37; 3, 48.—Hence,
• II Porcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Porcius, Porcian: lex, of the people's tribune P. Porcius Laeca, Liv. 9, 10; Cic. Rab. Perd. 4, 12; id. Verr. 2, 5, 63, § 163; Sall. C. 51, 40: basilica, named after the elder Cato, Liv. 39, 44.

Porcius, a, um, Name einer röm. gens, aus der am bekanntesten M. Porcius Cato Censorius od. maior, strenger Zensor, dessen Leben Nepos beschrieben und nach dem Cicero seine Schrift vom Alter betitelt hat, Nep. Cat. 1 sqq. Cic. de rep. 1, 1. – M. Porcius Cato der jüngere, zur Zeit Ciceros, Uticensis gen., weil er sich in Utika entleibte, Sall. Cat. 52, 1. Cic. ad Att. 12, 21, 1: bl. Uticensis, Plin. 7, 62. – Porcius Licĭnus, ein röm. Dichter um 150 v. Chr., Gell. 17, 21, 45; 19, 9, 13. Charis. 129, 6: bl. Porcius, Suet. vit. Ter. p. 292, 14 R. (p. 27, 7 Reiff.): bl. Licinus, Cic. de fin. 1, 5. – Porcia, Schwester des jüngeren M. Cato, Gemahlin des Domitius Ahenobarbus, Cic. ad Att. 13, 37, 3. – Adi. porcisch, familia, Vell.: lex, daß kein röm. Bürger zur Strafe gepeitscht u. geköpft werden solle, Sall., Cic. u. Liv.

Porcĭus, (12) ĭī, m. , nom de famille romain ; not^t  : M. Porcius Cato [dit le Censeur, ou lʼAncien, Major ] : Nep.  ; Cic. Rep. 1, 1 || Caton le Jeune ou Caton dʼUtique [contemporain de Cicéron, qui se tua à Utique] || -cĭus, a, um, de Porcius : Porcia basilica Liv. 39, 44, 7, la basilique de M. Porcius Caton (lʼAncien).