written more than 2000 years ago, Cicero’s On Old Age debunks stereotypes that persist today
- Written by Caillan Davenport, Professor of Classics and Head of the Centre for Classical Studies, Australian National University
Roman funerary relief depicting a young man and an elderly woman.Metropolitan Museum of Art/Wikimedia Commons.As the New Year festivities fade, each January reminds us of the passage of time. There is a tendency to look back with regret at roads not taken, and perhaps even despair at what the future holds.
Yet this time of year can also encourage...
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