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Origines (Cato the Elder)

Cato's Origines

also: Origines, Origins

The first history of Rome and Italy written in Latin, by Cato the Elder, in seven books treating the origins of Rome and the Italian towns. Cicero (Brutus 66, 75, 89) praises its eloquence and notes it preserved Cato's speech against Galba.

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Mentioned in 5 works (9 total)

On the Commonwealth philosophy · 1 mention
For Gnaeus Plancius speeches · 1 mention
Brutus rhetoric · 4 mentions
On the Ends of Good and Evil philosophy · 1 mention
Cato the Elder, On Old Age philosophy · 2 mentions

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