Ca·to 1  (kā'tō)  Roman politician and general who wrote the first history of Rome. As censor he attempted to restore simplicity to Roman life. |
| Ca·to 2 (kā'tō) Roman politician and great-grandson of Cato the Elder. A conservative opponent of Julius Caesar's political ambitions, he supported Pompey against Caesar in the civil war and committed suicide after Caesar's decisive victory at Thapsus. |