Overview
Utica is remembered above all as the place of Cato’s death. Rather than submit to Caesar after the defeat of the republican cause, Cato chose suicide.
Importance
Utica matters because it transformed Cato from political opponent into moral symbol. Yet Livarva asks whether the symbol clarifies or obscures the man.
This first atlas entry is drafted from the Livarva manuscripts and will be expanded with exact chapter and source references in a later version.