Salonia (Cato the Elder)
Salonia lived in the 2nd century BC Chr. , Was a freed slave and the second wife of the Roman politician Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder .
Life
Her father was Salonius, a slave and secretary to Cato the Elder. After the death of Cato's first wife Licinia, the slave girl Salonia, who had meanwhile been released, became the second wife of Catos, who by this time had already reached an old age. She gave birth in 154 BC. BC the statesman and senator had a son, Marcus Porcius Cato Salonianus the Elder . This also hit a political career. Salonia is the great grandmother of Cato the Younger .
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| SURNAME | Salonia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wife of Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder, freed slave |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 154 BC Chr. |