Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Cato the Elder
Born: 234 BC
Died: 149 BC (aged 85)
Bio: Cato the Elder, born Marcus Porcius Cato and also known as Cato the Censor, Cato the Wise, and Cato the Ancient, was a Roman senator and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He was the first to write history in Latin.
Known for:
- De Agri Cultura
- Roman Farm Management
- Cato's farm management
- D'agricolia
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