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Cato s second century BCE 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 Res rustica (37 BCE) is not a practical treatise but instruction, in dialogue form, about agricultural life meant for prosperous country gentlemen.
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On Agriculture, Cato
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- Released
- 1989
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- Title
- On Agriculture
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Cato
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 1989
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0674993136
- ISBN13
- 9780674993136
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Technology & Engineering, Science & Math, Philosophical Topics, Agricultural Sciences, Ancient History
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- Cato s second century BCE 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 Res rustica (37 BCE) is not a practical treatise but instruction, in dialogue form, about agricultural life meant for prosperous country gentlemen.