Treatises on Friendship and Old Age

Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 107 BCE-44 BCE

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Uniform title: Cato maior de senectute. English Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laelius_de_Amicitia Release date is 2001-09-01

Produced by David Reed, and David Widger Produced by David Reed, and David Widger

"Treatises on Friendship and Old Age" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a philosophical dialogue written in 44 BC. Set after the death of Scipio Africanus in 129 BC, the work explores the nature of true friendship through a conversation between Laelius and his two sons-in-law. Laelius examines what constitutes genuine friendship, arguing it can only exist between virtuous individuals. Through dialogue, Cicero presents timeless reflections on loyalty, honor, and the bonds that connect good people across the ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



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