De Agricultura
Noted for being the most extensive piece of early Latin prose, it abounds in archaic imperatives and shows an almost total lack of subordinate clauses. Its subject matter is the pedestrian business of managing a Roman farm in the second century BC. The simplicity, however, may be only partially genuine. For Cato had a strong political and social agenda, based on the rejection of foreign, i.e., Greek, influences and the fostering of traditional Roman values, for which the persona of the plain rustic speaker may have proved useful. (Summary by malone)
Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)
Language: Latin
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Play 01 | Caput 1-9 | Malone |
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Play 02 | Caput 10-19 | Malone |
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Play 03 | Capita 20-37 | Malone |
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Play 04 | Capita 38-54 | Malone |
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Play 05 | Capita 55-88 | Malone |
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Play 06 | Capita 89-128 | Malone |
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Play 07 | Capita 129-145 | Malone |
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Play 08 | Capita 146-157 | Malone |
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Play 09 | Capita 158 - finem | Malone |
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