On Old Age
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
ISBN 10: 1976458528 ISBN 13: 9781976458521
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
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On Old Age is an essay written by Cicero in 44 BC on the subject of aging and death. It has remained popular because of its profound subject matter as well as its clear and beautiful language.
The Latin title of the piece is Cato Maior de Senectute. To lend his reflections greater import, Cicero wrote his essay such that the esteemed Cato the Elder was lecturing to Scipio Africanus and Gaius Laelius Sapiens.
A translation by the colonial American scholar James Logan was published by Benjamin Franklin, the first printing of a translation of a classic text in North America:56 It was a favorite of former U.S. President John Adams, and was selected for inclusion in the Harvard Classics.
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Title: On Old Age
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good