My latest book, The Lives of Cato the Younger from Ancient Rome to Modern America, will be released on January 6, 2026. by University of Michigan Press.
The Lives of Cato traces the reception and influence of Cato from his suicide at the fall of the Roman Republic to the twenty-first century. In preferring death to Julius Caesar’s dictatorship, Cato became a symbol of resistance to tyrannical rulers during the Roman Empire. Later Cato would inspire American General George Washington and his soldiers at Valley Forge, as well as Abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, who invoked Cato and his revolutionary spirit. This is the first book to provide an in-depth study of Cato and his lasting influence.
