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  2. Cato the Elder - Wikipedia

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    Marcus Porcius Cato (/ ˈ k ɑː t oʊ /, KAH-toe; 234–149 BC), also known as Cato the Censor (Latin: Censorius), the Elder and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, senator, and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. [1] He was the first to write history in Latin with his Origines, a now fragmentary work on the ...

  3. Carthago delenda est - Wikipedia

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    Like Cato, he ended all his speeches with the same phrase, "Carthage must be destroyed" (Carthago delenda est). [4] [5] [6] Cato finally won the debate after Carthage had attacked Massinissa, which gave a casus belli to Rome since the peace treaty of 201 BC prevented Carthage from declaring war without Rome's assent.

  4. List of ancient Roman speeches - Wikipedia

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    Cato's defense against accusations of corruption. Cato the Elder 164 BCE [32] [33] Dierum Dictarum de Consulatu Suo: Speech written by Cato in defense of his war against the Spanish tribes. Cato the Elder 191-190 BCE [3] [34] [35] Dissuasio Legio Junniae De Feneratione: Cato attacks Quintus Minucius Thermus. Cato the Elder 193 BCE [3] Divinatio ...

  5. To Kill a Mockingbird - Wikipedia

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1960 novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize a year after its release, and it has become a classic of modern American literature.

  6. Brock Peters - Wikipedia

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    Peters and Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Brock Peters (born George Fisher; July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) [1] was an American actor and singer, best known for playing the villainous "Crown" in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess, and Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.

  7. To Kill a Mockingbird (film) - Wikipedia

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham, with Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton, James Anderson, and Brock Peters in supporting roles. It marked the film debut of Robert Duvall, William Windom, and Alice Ghostley.

  8. Cato the Censor - Wikipedia

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  9. List of To Kill a Mockingbird characters - Wikipedia

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    Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960. Instantly successful, widely read in middle and high schools in the United States, it has become a classic of modern American literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize. [1]