01304nam a22001817a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020003000062040001000092050002500102100003700127245008800164260005200252300002400304520072300328650003701051650003401088OSt20260826144637.0260810b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781398855625 qpaperback  cHSLRC  aPA 6308b.C2 S5 20251 aCicero, Marcus Tullius,eauthor.10aOn friendship and old age / cMarcus Tullius Cicero, translated by E.S. Shuckburgh.  aLondon :bArcturus Publishing Limited, cc2025.  a108 pages ;c20 cm.  aWritten in 44 BC, just a year before his own death, Cicero’s ‘On Old Age’ skilfully addresses the challenges of aging and the importance of living life to its fullest. This thought-provoking essay not only reflects his insights into the mindset of ancient Roman society but also highlights ideas that are still relevant Roman society but also highlights ideas that are still relevant more than 2000 years later. Included as well is Cicero’s ‘On Friendship’. Published in the same year, it is a stimulating treatise on finding friends and the virtues of friendship.

These are timeless works brimming with wisdom which have survived though millennia and come directly from the renowned philosopher himself.
 0aFriendshipvEarly works to 1800. 0aOld agevEarly works to 1800.