On Agriculture by Cato

On Agriculture by Cato

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Zusammenfassung

Cato’s second century BC De agricultura is our earliest complete Latin prose text, recommends farming for its security and profitability, and advises on management of labor and resources. Varro’s De re rustica is not a practical treatise but instruction, in dialogue form, about agricultural life meant for prosperous country gentlemen.

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On Agriculture by Cato

Catos second century BC De agricultura is our earliest complete Latin prose text, recommends farming for its security and profitability, and advises on management of labor and resources. Varros De re rustica is not a practical treatise but instruction, in dialogue form, about agricultural life meant for prosperous country gentlemen.
Harrison Boyd Ash (1891–1944) was Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Pennsylvania.
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ISBN 13 9780674993136
ISBN 10 0674993136
Titel On Agriculture
Autor Cato
Serie Loeb Classical Library
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Harvard University Press
Erscheinungsjahr 1934-01-01
Seitenanzahl 576
Hinweis auf dem Einband Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.