On Old Age was an essay written by Cicero in 44BC on the subject of aging and death. In addition to its profound subject matter, it has remained popular because its clear and beautiful language have made it a useful example for teaching Latin to students. Marcus Tullius Cicero (January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was an orator and statesman of Ancient Rome, and is generally considered the greatest Latin prose stylist. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
The Latin title of the piece was "Cato Maior de Senectute", and as the title would indicate, it was written from the perspective of the aging Cato the Elder in 150BC, lecturing to Scipio Africanus and Gaius Laelius Sapiens. Marcus Porcius Cato (Latin: M·PORCIVS·M·F·CATO) (234 - 149 BC), Roman statesman, surnamed The Censor, Sapiens, Priscus, or Major (the Elder), to distinguish him from Cato the Younger (his great-grandson), was born at Tusculum. ... Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major (Latin: P·CORNELIVS·P·F·L·N·SCIPIO·AFRICANVS¹) (236 - 183 BC) was a general in the Second Punic War and statesman of the Roman Republic. ...
It was selected for inclusion in the Harvard Classics. The Harvard Classics, originally known as Dr. Eliots Five Foot Shelf, was a fifty-volume anthology of works selected by Charles W. Eliot. ...
Sed mihi, cum desenectute vellem aliquid scribere, tu occurrebas dignus eo munere, quo uterque nostrum communiter uteretur.
Qui si eruditius videbitur disputare quam consuevit ipse in suis libris, attribuito litteris Graecis, quarum constat eum perstudiosum fuisse in senectute.
Severitatem in senectute probo, sed eam, sicut alia, modicam, acerbitatem nullo modo.
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