Atilia (sometimes spelt Attilia ) was the first wife of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis and mother of his two eldest children.
3-489: It is not known for certain who Atilia's father was, but he was from the Atilii Serrani. He may have been Gaius Atilius Serranus the consul of 106 BC, or Gaius' son. Cato married Atilia c. 73 BC, after his intended wife, Aemilia Lepida married Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica . In the words of Plutarch: Cato and Atilia had a son Marcus Porcius Cato , who later died in the second Battle of Philippi , and
6-506: A daughter Porcia , who became the wife of her cousin Marcus Junius Brutus . Circa 63 BC, Cato divorced Atilia on the grounds of her unseemly behaviour, later marrying Marcia . Atilia is not mentioned again. This ancient Roman biographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gaius Atilius Serranus Gaius Atilius Serranus (c. 149 – 87 BC) was a Roman senator, who served as consul in 106 BC as
9-438: The colleague of Quintus Servilius Caepio . Although noted by Cicero as being a "a most stupid man" ( stultissimus homo ), he managed to defeat Quintus Lutatius Catulus in the consular elections of the previous year. Before this, Serranus had presumably held the office of praetor by 109 BC, a necessary requirement in the senatorial career track . Serranus was one of the senators of consular rank who took up arms against
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