person
Porcia
also: Porciae, Porcia, Porcia Catonis filia
Porcia (died c. 43 BC), daughter of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis and wife of Marcus Brutus; she was previously married to Gaius Calpurnius Bibulus. Ancient sources record that she died in 43 BC, the circumstances disputed.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 13.37 §3 the eulogy of Porcia
Porcia, daughter of Cato Uticensis and wife of M. Brutus, had recently died; Cicero composed a laudatio (funeral eulogy) for her, copies of which he is circulating to her kinsmen.
- Ad Atticum 13.48 §2 the eulogy of Porcia
Porcia, daughter of Cato the Younger and wife of Marcus Brutus; the funeral eulogy (laudatio) is for her, and Cicero has revised his copy before it circulates among the family.
- Ad M. Brutum 1.17 §7 the health of my Porcia
Porcia was Brutus's wife, daughter of Cato Uticensis and widow of Gaius Calpurnius Bibulus; she reportedly died in 43 BC (ancient sources disagree on the date and manner), and the concern for her health expressed here may reflect her final illness.