(234–149 BC), one of the best-known figures of the middle Roman
Republic, remains legendary for his political and military career,
especially his staunch opposition to Carthage; his modest way of life;
his integrity of character and austere morality; his literary works,
composed in a style at once sophisticated and down-to-earth; his pithy
sayings; and his drive to define and to champion Roman national
character and traditions in the face of challenges from Greek culture.
Cato's legend derived to no small degree from his own distinctive and
compelling self-presentation, which established a model later developed
and elaborated by Cicero and by subsequent literary and historical
authors for centuries to come.
This volume and its companion (LCL 551) join the Loeb edition of Cato's only extant work, On Agriculture (LCL 283), by supplying all testimonia about, and all fragments by or attributed to Cato. Highlights are Origines,
the first historical work attested in Latin, a history of Rome from its
founding to the onset of the first Punic War, as well as the origins of
major Italian cities; his orations, regarded as the beginning of Roman
oratory; To His Son Marcus, which inaugurated a Roman tradition of didactic pieces addressed by fathers to their sons; Military Matters; the Poem on Morals; letters; commentaries on civil law; and memorable sayings.
By:
Cato Edited and translated by:
Gesine Manuwald Imprint: Harvard University Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 162mm,
Width: 108mm,
ISBN:9780674997554 ISBN 10: 0674997557 Series:Loeb Classical Library Pages: 496 Publication Date:01 June 2023 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Gesine Manuwald is Professor of Latin at University College London and Series Editor of Fragmentary Republican Latin.