Cato the Younger Part VI | Cato Prosecutes Everyone, Julia Dies, Cato Runs For The Consulship

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Cato wins the praetorship and tries to convict as many triumvirate supporters as possible. Julius Caesar's daughter, Pompey's beloved wife, Julia dies. Some say her death marks the end of the triumvirate, but does it really? Cato runs for the consulship and says that he's doing it for the people, but is that the case?

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