Cato Maior de Senectute with Introduction and Notes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 107 BCE-44 BCE

"Cato Maior de Senectute" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is an essay written in 44 BC. In this philosophical dialogue, Cicero imagines the respected statesman Cato the Elder at eighty-four, sharing his wisdom about aging with two younger friends. Through Cato's voice, Cicero explores whether old age is truly burdensome or can offer unexpected comforts. He examines four common complaints about aging and argues that supposed disadvantages may be imaginary, while lost pleasures can be replaced by refined ones. ... Read more

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Author	Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 107 BCE-44 BCE
Annotator	Reid, James S. (James Smith), 1846-1926
Editor	Kelsey, Francis W. (Francis Willey), 1858-1927
Title	Cato Maior de Senectute with Introduction and Notes
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_Maior_de_Senectute
Credits	Produced by Ted Garvin, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language	Latin
LoC Class	PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject	Old age -- Early works to 1800
Category	Text
eBook-No.	14945
ISBN (HTML)	979-8-238-14945-5
Release Date	Feb 7, 2005
Last Update	Dec 19, 2020
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
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