- Additional Authors
- Manuwald, Gesine
- Series Statement
- Cato ; I
- Loeb classical library ; LCL 551
- Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234 B.C.-149 B.C. Works. English (Loeb classical library) ; 1.
- Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234 B.C.-149 B.C. Works. Latin (Loeb classical library) ; 1.
- Uniform Title
- Loeb classical library ; 551.
- Testimonia (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Testimonia (Online)
- Origines
- Subject
- Note
- Contains testimonia as well as surviving citations or paraphases of the Origines in Latin or Greek translation, together with English translation.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Language (note)
- Latin or Greek text with English translation on facing pages.
- LCCN
- 2022039357
- OCLC
- ssj0002911715
- Author
Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234 B.C.-149 B.C.
- Title
Testimonia [electronic resource] : Origines / Cato ; edited and translated by Gesine Manuwald.
- Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2023.
- Description
1 online resource (lxxxi, 275 pages)
- Series
Cato ; I
Loeb classical library ; LCL 551
Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234 B.C.-149 B.C. Works. English (Loeb classical library) ; 1.
Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234 B.C.-149 B.C. Works. Latin (Loeb classical library) ; 1.
Loeb classical library ; 551.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Summary
"M. Porcius Cato (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 552) 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."-- Provided by the pubisher.
- Language
Latin or Greek text with English translation on facing pages.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Manuwald, Gesine.
Container of (expression): Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234 B.C.-149 B.C. Origines. Fragments. English (Manuwald)
Container of (expression): Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234 B.C.-149 B.C. Origines. Fragments. Latin (Manuwald)