Cato The Younger Part V | The Annexation Of Cyprus And Caesar's Meeting at Ravenna & Luca

Cato is voted to oversee the liquidation of the Kingdom of Cyprus and the restoration of exiles to Byzantium. The amount of wealth Cato brings to Rome is quite a hefty sum, but is it the true amount? If only we had those account books. Caesar's five year command is coming to an end and he faces troubles from within and from Cato. Cato throws in his candidacy for the Praetorship in 55, when Caesar's command is over, and Domitius Ahenobarbus, a man destined for the Consulship due to just how powerful and well connected his family is, and Cato's ally, throws in his candicacy for the Consulship as well. Can Caesar strengthen the wavering Triumvirate and extend his term another five years or will Cato finally get to see his personal enemy destroyed?Show more

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