{"product_id":"cato-the-younger-dan-rosolini-9798348113766","title":"Cato the Younger: Rome's Last Republican","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Roman Republic stood at the edge of collapse. The Senate cowered. Only one man refused to bend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe story of Rome's last defender and the impossible choice that made him immortal -Roman Stoic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus Porcius Cato, Stoic philosopher, incorruptible Roman senator, and Caesar's most relentless opponent, spent his life defending constitutional government against the forces tearing it apart. He walked barefoot with his troops, managed Rome's treasury without stealing a coin, and opposed Caesar for two decades with absolute conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut principle without power couldn't save the Republic. When Caesar's veterans crushed the last Republican army, Cato faced a choice: accept the dictator's clemency or die free. He chose death, reading Plato's \u003cem\u003ePhaedo\u003c\/em\u003e before stabbing himself rather than live under tyranny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the fall of the Roman Republic told through the life of its most uncompromising defender. A story of Stoic virtue tested by corruption, of one senator's stand against the most powerful man in ancient Rome, and the price of holding absolute principles when power belongs to those willing to break every rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor readers of Rubicon, SPQR, and The Storm Before the Storm.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Rosolini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798348113766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roman Stoic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Dan Rosolini","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48066825552127,"sku":"9798348113766","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee3964d5-7a75-4e8e-aceb-823815864bbd.jpg?v=1768680770","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cato-the-younger-dan-rosolini-9798348113766","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}