Patrician Torlonia Explained

Bust No. 535 of the Torlonia Collection, also called the Patrician Torlonia, is a marble bust,^[1] sometimes said to portray Marcus Porcius Cato Censorius, though also noted as being of "an unknown Roman politician".^[2] It is a copy of a Tiberian era bust (1st century AD), itself thought to be a copy of an original dating from around 80–70 BC.

Notes and References

1. Birley . A. R. . 1971 . The Roman Soldier. By G. R. Watson. 8¾ × 5½. Pp. 256 including 26 plates. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969. £2.50. . The Antiquaries Journal . en . 51 . 1 . 115–116 . 10.1017/S0003581500019302 . 1758-5309.
2. Brooks . Christopher . 2020-01-06 . Chapter 8: The Roman Republic . en.