On Agriculture by Cato

On Agriculture by Cato

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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
Title On Agriculture
Author Cato
Series Loeb Classical Library
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 1934-01-01
Number of pages 576
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.