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The oldest surviving work of latin prose is a guide to farmers by Cato the Elder. Along with detailed instructions on running a farm it contains a guide to brewing wine and many cooking recipes,including one for cheesecake

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The Roman senator Cato the Elder took the threat of Carthage so seriously that he would end all of his speeches, no matter the subject, with the phrase, “And, further, I think that Carthage should be destroyed.”

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1. Roman statesman Cato the Elder would often end his speeches, regardless of context, with "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam" - meaning "Furthermore, it is my opinion that Carthage must be destroyed", due to his intense disdain toward them.

2. Roman senator, Cato the Elder, always ended his speeches by "Moreover Carthage must be destroyed" regardless of what the rest of speech was about. On the contrary, his opponent Scipio Nasica, would end his speeches with "Moreover Carthage must be spared."

3. Roman Senator Cato the Elder would end every one of his speeches with "Carthago delenda est" which translates to, "Furthermore, I consider that Carthage must be destroyed"

4. Cato the elder a prominent Roman senator/general/writer ended every speech with the phrase Carthago delenda est (Carthage must be destroyed) even if the speech had nothing to do with Carthage.

5. Cato the Elder hated greeks and greek culture so much that he believed in a conspiracy theory according to which all greek doctors were trying to exterminate the romans by selling them harmful medicine and bad medical advice

6. Cato the Elder, the Roman senator who ended all his speeches with 'Carthage must be destroyed', died in the same year that the Battle of Carthage, which ended with Carthage's destruction, began.

7. Cato the Elder loved cabbage. A large part of his book is dedicated to it. He recommended cabbage as a laxative, a cure for stomach aches and urinary issues, cabbage extract to cure fever, cabbage before a party to help you eat and drink more and he thought ould cure ulcers, colics, even tumours

8. The written record of cheesecake dates back to at least the 5th century, and one of the earliest records of the dessert comes from Cato the Elder.