 The wrinkle ridge system Dorsa Cato on the Moon is named after Cato.The comune of Monte Porzio Catone, one of the Castelli Romani and close to the ruins of Tusculum, is named in honor of the Porcius Cato family.Cato is portrayed by Vittorio Gassman in "Scipione detto anche l'Africano", a 1971 Italian film starring Marcello Mastroianni as Scipio Africanus.