Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro

by Marcus Terentius Varro, Marcus Porcius Cato, Richard Krumbiegel

Book Overview

Marcus Porcius Cato (234 BC, Tusculum - 149 BC) was a Roman statesman, commonly referred to as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Major, Cato the Elder, or Cato the Censor, to distinguish him from his great-grandson, Cato the Younger. His manual on running a farm (De Agricultura or "On Farming")contained herein is his only work that survives completely. It is a miscellaneous collection of rules of husbandry and management,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1480176583
• ISBN13: 9781480176584
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"