Porcia Catonis
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1969 –
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Who is Porcia Catonis?
Porcia Catonis, also known simply as Porcia, occasionally spelt "Portia" especially in 18th-century English literature, was a Roman woman who lived in the 1st century BC. She was the daughter of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticencis and his first wife Atilia. She is best known for being the second wife of Marcus Junius Brutus, the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins, and for her suicide, reputedly by swallowing live coals.
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- Born
- Dec 31, 1969
- Also known as
- Porcia Catonis filia
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Marcus Junius Brutus
(-0044/06 - -0041/10/23)
- Marcus Junius Brutus
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on July 23, 2013
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