1 Marcus Cato the Censor, Philopoemen, and Titus Flamininus
The lives of Cato, Philopoemen, and Titus Flamininus were linked in many ways, and this revised edition of The Plutarch Project Volume One explores those stories and their connections. It provides edited text, vocabulary, discussion and examination questions, and other helps for students.
I really love how Anne White takes an intimidating text and breaks it down into manageable chunks. The notes are very helpful. My 10 year old and I read through this together this past year and will be starting the next volume.
2nd time through with my son this time. I am always amazed at how much he gets from these stories.
We read Cato the Elder this term. We really enjoyed learning about his life. He has been one of my favorites so far. We had some good discussions that related to my son’s reading of Ourselves. We talked about traits that can be useful but when taken too far can be negative and destructive. In regards to Cato he was frugal and hard working but became pretty much utilitarian and took no time for beauty for most of his life. It was kind of shocking for my son when towards the end of his life he wrote a recipe for a tart he made. My son was like they swapped in a new person. This isn’t Cato!!!