Testimonia. Origines

M. Porcius Cato (234-149 BC) remains legendary for his political and military career, his integrity and austere morality, his literary works, his pithy sayings, and his drive to define and to champion the Roman national character. This edition supplies all testimonia about, and all fragments by or attributed to him.

About the author

Gesine Manuwald is Professor of Latin at University College London and Series Editor of Fragmentary Republican Latin.

Summary

M. Porcius Cato (234–149 BC) remains legendary for his political and military career, his integrity and austere morality, his literary works, his pithy sayings, and his drive to define and to champion the Roman national character. This edition supplies all testimonia about, and all fragments by or attributed to him.

Product details

• Authors: Cato, Gesine (EDT) Cato/ Manuwald
• Assisted by: Manuwald Gesine (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9780674997523
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99752-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Loeb Classical Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc