Who began Latin historical writing with the Origines?

Latin historical writing began with the Origines, a work authored by the Roman statesman and orator Marcus Porcius Cato.12

While earlier historians, such as Quintus Fabius Pictor, had written histories of Rome, they composed their works in Greek. Cato’s Origines was the first history of Rome composed in Latin, relating the traditions surrounding the founding of Rome and other Italian cities. Although only a few fragments of the seven-book work survive, it remains a foundational text in the history of Latin literature.21