Distichs of Cato

Latin collection of proverbial wisdom and morality
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Distichs of Cato

Summary

Distichs of Cato is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Distichs of Cato authored Dionysius Cato[3].
  • Distichs of Cato's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Distichs of Cato's genre is didactic poetry[5].
  • Distichs of Cato's Commons category is recorded as Disticha Catonis[6].
  • Distichs of Cato's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[7].
  • Distichs of Cato comprises Disticha Catonis - praefatio[8].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Cato Construed[9].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Boec van Cato[10].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Les dictes de Caton[11].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Disticha Catonis en occitan[12].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Cato's distichs[13].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Le livre de Catun[14].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Distiques de Caton (version wallonne)[15].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Distici di Catone (Venetian version)[16].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Hugsvinnsmál[17].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as Les distiques de Caton[18].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as El Catón en latín y en romance[19].
  • Distichs of Cato's has edition or translation is recorded as The distichs of Cato[20].
  • Distichs of Cato's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[21].
  • Distichs of Cato's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Distichs of Cato's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Distichs of Cato's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].
  • Distichs of Cato's form of creative work is recorded as poem[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Distichs of Cato authored Dionysius Cato[3].

Publication

Distichs of Cato's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[7]. Its genre is didactic poetry[5].

Why It Matters

Distichs of Cato ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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  6. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status public domain
    Has edition or translation Cato Construed, Boec van Cato, Les dictes de Caton +9
    Language of work or name Latin
    Author Dionysius Cato
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12200]]: 1242, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/158159757|Catonis disticha (#158159757)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6159|Pinakes work]] #m"
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